Article: Mayo Clinic Proceedings Publishes Guidelines for Imatron's Coronary Artery Scanning in Asymptomatic Persons.

SO. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--April 7, 1999--

Consensus Document Featured Describing Interpretation of Coronary

Artery Calcium Scores for Prescription of Drug Therapy and

Determination of Risk for Cardiac Events

Imatron Inc. (Nasdaq:IMAT) announced that the March 1999 issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings featured a review article from Dr. John Rumberger and colleagues regarding the recommended use of Imatron's electron beam tomography (EBT) scanner for the measurement of coronary artery calcification.

From an extensive review of the relevant literature, the authors concluded that "coronary artery calcium as ...

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