Carestream Health

Carestream Health (Booth 8342) is showcasing CAD for CR-based mammography.  In addition to CAD for film-based mammography, Carestream is offering CAD software for its CR-based mammography platforms, as well as CAD software for other vendors’ full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems. The company’s CAD for CR and FFDM solutions are currently available for sale outside of the United States.

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