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CTI Submits Second Module for FDA Approval.


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LAYTON, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2000

Computerized Thermal Imaging, Inc. announced today that it has submitted its second data package to the FDA FDA
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Food and Drug Administration


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&uot;This submission represents the next major step toward FDA approval,&uot; said David A. Packer packer /pack·er/ (pak´er) an instrument for introducing a dressing into a cavity or a wound.

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, CTI's president. &uot;Under the Modular approach, each of 5 Modules is individually reviewed and approved by the FDA. Module 1 was just approved in December. Module 2 contains system design information and is the most technologically complex of all the Modules. We will be working closely with the FDA as they review this data. The preparation of Modules 3 and 4 is already underway. Module 5 will follow and will contain the results of the ongoing clinical trial. Completion of this process will prepare the way for a successful launch and fast acceptance of our revolutionary CTI (Computer Telephone Integration) Combining data with voice systems in order to enhance telephone services. For example, automatic number identification (ANI) allows a caller's records to be retrieved from the database while the call is routed to the appropriate party.  System.&uot;

CTI is seeking FDA approval for the use of the Computerized Thermal Imaging System as an adjunctive diagnostic test to the mammogram mammogram /mam·mo·gram/ (mam´o-gram) a radiograph of the breast.

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An x-ray image of the breast produced by mammography.
 and clinical examination for the detection of breast cancer. The system uses a sophisticated heat sensitive camera to record thermal images of breast tissue, which are processed by proprietary computer algorithms. The test is simple, painless and involves no radiation, breast compression, electrodes or electrical current. Computerized Thermal Imaging, Inc. is in business to improve the quality of life through the development and deployment of thermal imaging and associated technologies. More information about CTI and the modular submissions to the FDA can be found on the Internet at www.cti-net.com or by calling CTI Public Affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information.  at (801) 926-1113.

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.
 provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. In addition to the factors set forth above, other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to technical risks associated with new technology development, government regulatory approvals or continued working capital. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in the Company's SEC filings. Copies of these filings may be obtained by contacting the Company or the SEC.
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