As you look forward, the fiscal pressure, the pressure on spending is only going to increase, whether it's from the federal government or from companies and their health insurance [plans]... That pressure tends to lengthen the life of capital equipment. I think that's one factor. The other factor is there was a lot of capital equipment spending on imaging products back in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. And you're right, those products are aging. So again I think there's an opportunity there for a company like ours to reach out to those [consumers] and say, here are the new things that are out there, whether it's at the high-end or entry-level products.



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