Abbott Northwestern Heart Hospital adds NEC LCDs

Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn., has installed NEC Display Solutions NEC MultiSync LCD2180UX and the medical-grade MD21GS for reading and interpreting medical images in its Heart Hospital. The MD series displays will be used in the cath labs and throughout the nursing floors by cardiologists reading cardiac angiograms and viewing MRIs and CT scans.
The NEC MultiSync LCD2180UX is a high-end display for advanced functionality and enhanced productivity. The NEC MultiSync MD21GS-2MP is a medically certified 21.3inch grayscale 2-MegaPixel display features X-Light technology.

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