BodyScan Imaging to Open New Center in San Antonio.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2003 BodyScan Imaging, a leader in medical technology and preventative health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract , announced today the opening of a new center, BodyScan Imaging of San Antonio, will open on Jan. 5, 2004. BodyScan Imaging uses "state-of-the-art" CT Scanners, the most advanced technology available in the world today to diagnose and evaluate the presence of coronary artery disease coronary artery disease, condition that results when the coronary arteries are narrowed or occluded, most commonly by atherosclerotic deposits of fibrous and fatty tissue. of the lung. This preventative health diagnostic service aids in the early detection of disease and is designed to delay or prevent the onset of a more serious illness. These preventative procedures are most valuable to men over the age of 31 and women over the age of 40. In addition to providing "state-of-the-art" Computer Tomography, CT Scanners, the most advanced technology available in the world today, the Center will offer additional individualized preventative health services. This comprehensive wellness approach will include virtual colonoscopy virtual colonoscopy n. A screening examination of the colon in which x-rays obtained by CAT scan are used to generate computerized three-dimensional images of the colonic mucosa. physical examinations with lab work, vision tests, hearing tests, body fat analysis, glaucoma glaucoma (glôkō`mə), ocular disorder characterized by pressure within the eyeball caused by an excessive amount of aqueous humor (the fluid substance filling the eyeball). and bone density tests along with treadmill stress test, a full cholesterol panel and nutritional consultation. BodyScan Imaging of San Antonio will be located at 2515 Babcock Road and can be reached at 210-614-3158 and found on the World Wide Web at www.bodyscanimaging.com. BodyScan Imaging currently has five centers located throughout the United States. Last month, the management of BodyScan Imaging acquired a controlling interest controlling interest The ownership of a quantity of outstanding corporate stock sufficient to control the actions of the firm. Controlling interest often involves ownership of significantly less than 51% of a firm's outstanding stock because many owners fail in Medical Career Collages Inc., a publicly held company and implemented a stock-for-stock transfer. The symbol for Medical Career Collages is MLCX MLCX Merrill Lynch Commodity Index Extra . |
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