HMSA Receives FDA Marketing Clearance for CXR(TM)16 16-Slice Helical CT Scanner.

TWINSBURG, Ohio -- Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc. (HMSA) has received 510(k) marketing clearance for the CXR16, the newest model of Hitachi's CT scanner product line. Hitachi will now take the next step in expanding its participation in the $1.5 billion US CT market.

"The CXR16 embodies the same high clinical performance, breadth of applications, excellent reliability and total ownership value as Hitachi's well-known MR products family," says Mark Silverman, HMSA's CT marketing manager. "The CXR16 is designed to participate in the large mid-tier segment of the CT market. What distinguishes Hitachi's CT scanner is that important features typically sold as options on other CT systems or associated with high-tier scanners come standard on the CXR16. These features include a 7.5 MHU x-ray tube, a 72 kW generator and an industry-leading reconstruction capability of up to 40 images per second."

"Interest in the CXR16 has been strong among customers who appreciate value and reliability in the fast-growing, competitive outpatient imaging market," Silverman adds, "Hitachi plans to continue to expand its CT product family into a broad product line, focusing on providing the best enterprise solution for outpatient imaging customers."

Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc. markets premium and high performance magnetic resonance imaging systems of Hitachi Medical Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. These include the Echelon(TM) 1.5T MR system, AIRIS(R) Elite advanced mid-field open MR system and the Altaire(R) high-field performance Open MR system. The company has 1,500 Open Magnetic Resonance Imaging systems installed throughout the United States and over 3,100 Open MRI systems installed worldwide. HMSA first established a leadership position in the medical industry with Open MRI systems and has expanded their modality offerings to include computed tomography, ultrasound, PET/CT, optical tomography, and 3D dental imaging.

Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company, with approximately 347,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2004 (ended March 31, 2005) consolidated sales totaled 9,027.0 billion yen ($84.4 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors, including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, medical imaging equipment, consumer products, materials and financial services.

For more information, please contact

Philip Chang
Marketing Communications Manager
Hitachi Medical Systems America
1995 Summit Commerce Park
Twinsburg, Ohio 44087
[phone] x4510
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