Aurora nets first install in China

Aurora Imaging Technology has installed its Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System in China at Ruijin Hospital, located in Shanghai, the teaching hospital for the Jiao Tong University Medical School. The installation marks the first Aurora System in China.

At present, Ruijin Hospital boasts of 1,774 beds and a staff of more than 3300 persons, among whom 507 persons hold “senior titles.”

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