NeuroLogica Reports Higher Than Expected Sales for Portable CT

NeuroLogica says its portable full-body CT scanner named BodyTom is selling better than expected. The Massachusets-based developer of medical imaging devices said it had raised an additional $12 million to fund higher-than-expected orders, according to an article in the Boston Business Journal. The BodyTom multi-slice CT scanner gained 501(k) pre-market clearance from the FDA in March. Clinicians can transport the device from room to room similar to existing x-ray machine.

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