ADVISORY/Top Faculty Members at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to Present on Multislice CT Technology in Cardiovascular Imaging.

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

ADVISORY...for March 7-9

TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2004

Toshiba Sponsors Educational Program on Cardiovascular Imaging

At the Annual American College of Cardiology Expo

   Who:

   In Collaboration with Toshiba, Faculty Members at the Johns
Hopkins University School of Medicine will present an educational
program on "Applying New CT Technology to Cardiovascular Imaging."
   Toshiba America Medical Systems -- an innovative leader in
diagnostic imaging -- markets and services diagnostic imaging systems
and coordinates clinical diagnostic imaging research for all
modalities in the United States.
   Toshiba is an exhibitor (Booth #4234, Hall F) at the 2004 Annual
Scientific Session Exposition of the American College of Cardiology
(ACC) held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, March 7-9, 2004,
New Orleans.

   What:

   Targeted for physicians and other allied health professionals, the
program will provide an understanding of the advantages and practical
use of multislice computed tomography (CT) technology for hospitals
and outpatient cardiology practices. The program also will discuss
important topics, including:

   --  How to use CT technology to assess coronary stenosis

   --  Identifying and quantifying calcified and non-calcified plaque
        for risk stratification

   --  Determining cardiac functions with CT

   --  Advantages of CT imaging for peripheral vasculature studies

   Presenters include: Joao A.C. Lima, M.D., MBA, Associate Professor
of Medicine and of Radiology and Radiological Science, Director of
Echocardiography and Co-Director of Cardiovascular MRI, Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine; Roger S. Blumenthal, M.D., Associate
Professor of Medicine, Co-Director, Ciccarone Preventive Cardiology
Center, Johns Hopkins University; David Bush, M.D., Assistant
Professor of Medicine, Director of Cardiac Catherization Laboratory,
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center; and Edward Shapiro, M.D.,
Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
   Guest Faculty: Peter S. Fail, M.D., Medical Director of
Interventional Trials, CIS Clinical Research Corp.; and Bryan R.
Westerman, Ph.D., Toshiba America Medical Systems.

   Additional information about the program is available on:

http://www.hopkinscme.org/cme/events/Ctcard04.html and
http://www.expo.acc.org/acc2004/attendee/PopUpDetails.asp?Display=Sate
llite&ID=503 (Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to
copy and paste this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address
field.)

   When/Where:

   The educational program will take place on March 6, 2004 at the
Renaissance Arts Hotel in New Orleans -- 3:45 to 8:00 p.m.
   The Renaissance Arts Hotel is located just three blocks from the
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center at 700 Tchoupitoulas, New Orleans,
LA, 70130, 504-613-2330.

About Toshiba

With headquarters in Tustin, Calif., Toshiba America Medical Systems markets, sells, distributes and services diagnostic imaging systems and coordinates clinical diagnostic imaging research for all modalities in the United States. Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, an independent group company of Toshiba Corporation is a world leader in the development of medical imaging equipment, with a product line-up that includes CT, MRI, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, and both conventional and vascular X-ray systems. Toshiba Corporation is a leader in information and communications systems, electronic components, consumer products, and power systems. Toshiba has 166,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of over $47 billion.