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Imatron's HeartScan raises $16 million
Ultrafast CT developer Imatron of South San Francisco, CA, saidlast week that it has completed a $16 million private equity placementfor its HeartScan Imaging subsidiary, which operates ultrafastCT-based imaging centers. The infusion will help Imatron
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Ultrafast CT developer Imatron of South San Francisco, CA, said
last week that it has completed a $16 million private equity placement
for its HeartScan Imaging subsidiary, which operates ultrafast
CT-based imaging centers. The infusion will help Imatron establish
HeartScan as a separate business that will purchase Imatron scanners.
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