Carestream nets Finnish install

The private Suomen Terveystalo OOyj screening service in Finland, is installing Kodak’s Directview CR systems with mammography from Carestream Health.

Suomen, which moved to digital mammography in 2005, includes 40 private clinics.

By the conclusion of 2007, Carestream said it will install the system in two remaining centers, completing the rollout to all the service’s x-ray departments within two years.

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