Imaging Diagnostics gets Malaysian install

Imaging Diagnostic Systems of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., reported that it has shipped its CT Laser Mammography (CTLM) product to the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The developer said that the CTLM system will be installed at UPM's academic facility within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education and will be evaluated by specialists from UPM in conjunction with specialists from Serdang Hospital in Kuala Lumpur.

The firm said it expects the CTLM system to be in service by October this year.

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