Imatron electron beam tomography (EBT) scanner center operator BodyScan Imaging has formed an alliance with Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, CA. Cardiologists and radiologists at Harbor-UCLA will provide image evaluation and interpretation for BodyScan Imaging centers in Kansas City and Scottsdale, according to Irvine, CA-based BodyScan Imaging. Harbor-UCLA will also provide services to future BodyScan Imaging locations in Las Vegas, Tampa, and Philadelphia, according to the vendor.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writersJuly 11, 2001
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