Toshiba America Medical Systems has installed a second Aquilion 16 CT scanner at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center in Long Beach, CA.
Long Beach Memorial will use the system to perform advanced diagnostic and interventional procedures. The hospital was one of the first to receive an Aquilion 16 scanner after the product's launch, according to the Tustin, CA-based vendor.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
August 9, 2004
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