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Anne Arundel Diagnostics Awarded Maryland ’s First Breast Imaging Center Of Excellence By American College Of Radiology
Annapolis, Md. (June 27, 2008) – Anne Arundel Diagnostics (AAD), the outpatient imaging service of Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC), has been awarded Maryland’s first “Breast Imaging Center of Excellence Accreditation” by the American College of Radiology (ACR), becoming the only such center in Maryland to have this prestigious designation. The award is an affirmation of the high breast imaging standards and practices the center has delivered since its inception in 1996.
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