Viztek installs wireless DR system

AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Jul 5, 2015

Informatics and digital radiography (DR) firm Viztek has installed its Leggera wireless DR panels at Meadville Medical Center in Meadville, PA.

The 235-bed hospital previously used a two-panel detector system, each with a tethered cord, Viztek said.

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