Aurora nets MRI install in Italy

Aurora Imaging Technology has installed its Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI system at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori Giovanni Pascale Hospital in Naples, Italy.

President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano conducted the inauguration ceremony.

The Aurora Breast MRI System is an FDA-cleared dedicated breast MRI system designed for the detection of breast disease, according to Olivia Ho Cheng, president and CEO of the North Andover, Mass.-based Aurora.

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