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Article: University of Michigan/Mayo Clinic Research Study Shows Electron Beam Tomography 'EBT' Predicts Coronary Artery Disease in Both Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Patients.
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- July 27, 2000
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Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers
SO. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--July 27, 2000
American Heart Association (AHA) Publishes Paper
Supporting Use of EBT Coronary Artery Scan
in Determining Need for Additional Cardiac Testing
Imatron Inc. (Nasdaq:IMAT) today announced that the American Heart Association highlighted a publication in its July 25, 2000 issue of Circulation, validating the accuracy of Imatron's EBT scanner in the prediction of heart disease. This important research finding clearly demonstrates significantly better test specificity (the ability to produce a normal result in those persons without ...