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Thursday December 5 12:59 PM EDT
Imatron Announces Major Enhancement For Ultrafast CT(R) Scanner at
RSNA
Upgraded Software Triples Image Acquisition Capability
SO. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Imatron Inc announced that a new, enhanced version of software
for its C-150 Ultrafast CT(R) Scanner, providing three times the image acquisition capacity of the current C-150 scanner, has
entered clinical Beta testing. The announcement was made at the 82nd Scientific Assembly of the Radiological Society of
North America (RSNA) held in Chicago on December 1-5, 1996.
According to S. Lewis Meyer, President and CEO of Imatron, "This new software version for the C-150 Ultrafast CT(R)
Scanner represents the most significant system performance upgrade in five years. This software provides the C-150 with the
capability to acquire more than three times the number of images that could be previously obtained in a single breathhold,
thereby greatly expanding applications for the chest and abdomen, as well as improving the ability to scan patients, such as
infants, who are unable to remain motion-free for extended periods of time. This new image acquisition capability expands the
number of images that can be acquired from 40 cross- sectional images in 15 seconds to 140 images in 15 seconds."
Mr. Meyer added, "The Ultrafast CT(R) Scanner has received considerable attention at the RSNA annual meeting. Every
year we see a growing number of papers and seminars dealing with our technology, and this year was no exception; more
than twelve papers and seminars featured Electron Beam Tomography (EBT). In addition, our proprietary technology
generated unprecedented interest at the technical exhibit, where five different advanced display workstations were highlighted,
presenting 3-D results from the Imatron Ultrafast CT(R) scanner. EBT has now become the technology of choice in solving
many unique clinical problems such as non-invasive evaluation of coronary arteries, detection of pulmonary embolism, and
related thoracic problems. The new technical capabilities of our Ultrafast CT(R) scanner will further expand its unique clinical
role for advanced diagnostic applications."
Statements made in this news release that state the Company's or management's intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or
predictions for the future are forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. It is important to note that the
Company's actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. In addition to the
factors set forth above, other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited
to, projected financial results, funding of backlog, the effects of the Company's restructuring, and industry-wide market
factors.
Imatron Inc. is primarily engaged in designing, manufacturing and marketing high performance computed tomography (CT)
scanners based on the Company's proprietary scanning electron beam technology; Ultrafast CT(R) is a registered trademark
of Imatron. Imatron's Ultrafast CT(R) scanner is now in use at major medical centers around the world, including The Mayo
Clinic, University of Iowa, National Institute of Health, UCLA, University of Illinois, The Royal Brompton Hospital in
London, Tokyo University Hospital, Beijing Hospital, and other major hospital centers around the world. Imatron's Ultrafast
CT(R) is distributed in the United States, Canada, Europe, and India by Siemens Medical Systems. Imatron's HeartScan
Imaging Inc. subsidiary provides Coronary Artery Disease Risk Assessment diagnostic services in a worldwide network of
Company-owned clinics. SOURCE Imatron Inc. |
