GE Medical Systems and American Diagnostic Medicine Sign Exclusive Technology Agreement.

Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers

WAUKESHA, Wis. & CHICAGO--(BW HealthWire)--Nov. 26, 2001

Relationship to Bring the Leading Disease-Detecting Imaging Technology

to Healthcare Facilities and Patients Nationwide

GE Medical Systems, a business of General Electric (NYSE:GE) and American Diagnostic Medicine (ADM), a leading provider of high-tech diagnostic imaging services, announced that the companies have signed an exclusive, multi-year agreement that will enable ADM healthcare customers with state-of-the-art imaging technology from GE. Under the agreement, which becomes effective on January 1, 2002, GE will provide more than 40 advanced positron emission tomography (PET) and fused imaging systems to ADM for physician groups, imaging centers and hospitals nationwide.

"This agreement is an integral part of our strategy to increase the understanding and application of new technologies," said Anand Kancherlapalli, Co-Founder of American Diagnostic Medicine. "With the cooperation of GE Medical Systems and medical thought leaders, and our emerging applications in artificial intelligence from AIdentity Matrix, we are able to offer the latest medical systems in addition to the training that is necessary for physicians to keep pace with rapidly changing technology that allows them to make better diagnoses."

The agreement includes GE's fused imaging systems, Discovery(TM) LS and Discovery(TM) VI, and GE's sophisticated Advance(TM) NXi PET system. ADM has placed an initial order for six GE Discovery VI fused imaging systems, which will be installed in healthcare facilities in California, Florida, Illinois and Texas.

According to Dow Wilson, General Manager of Functional and Molecular Imaging at GE Medical Systems, "Our agreement with ADM represents an exciting relationship that joins two innovative companies to improve healthcare. ADM's selection of GE as their exclusive provider of PET and fused imaging is a reinforcement of our technology leadership. GE's forethought and Six Sigma rigour have consistently allowed us to meet the needs of our healthcare customers with new technologies in advance of the competition. We look forward to continuing this tradition as we work with ADM."

GE Discovery Series of fused imaging systems represents one of the most significant technological advancements in medicine in the past 20 years according to healthcare experts. Discovery combines advanced PET and CT imaging technologies to produce both anatomical and metabolic information in a single patient exam.

Fused imaging can be compared to the images shown during a television weather report. A PET scanner shows concentrations of abnormal cells in a color spectrum just as weather radar shows varying concentrations of precipitation. The anatomical image generated by the simultaneous CT scan acts as the "map" showing doctors precisely where the disease is located. The Discovery Series, like television radar, combines information from two systems, PET and CT, to pinpoint activity and location fused into one image.

"GE Discovery will enable physicians to see and stage disease more accurately, and plan treatment more precisely," said Tom Hook, General Manager, Global PET, for GE Medical Systems. "Integrated PET/CT imaging is a perfect example of a technological breakthrough that can positively impact patient outcomes while making healthcare providers more efficient and cost effective."

About American Diagnostic Medicine

American Diagnostic Medicine is a pioneering private company in the area of advanced medical diagnostics technology and services. The company, which was established in 1984, provides hospital and healthcare facilities of all sizes and medical specialties with the sophisticated technologies that they need to diagnose and care for their patients. ADM's imaging services offering includes CT, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, PET and Fused Imaging. ADM serves more than 100 healthcare organizations in the United States and worldwide. For more information, visit the ADM Web site at www.admaccess.com. For more information on AIdentity Matrix, please visit www.aidentitymatrix.com.

About GE Medical Systems

GE Medical Systems is an $8 billion global leader in medical information and technology. Its offerings include networking and productivity tools, clinical information systems, patient monitoring systems, conventional and digital X-ray, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR), ultrasound and bone mineral densitometry, positron emission tomography (PET), and nuclear medicine. For more than 100 years, health care providers worldwide have relied on GE Medical Systems for high quality medical technology, services and productivity solutions. For more information, visit the GE Medical Systems Web site at gemedical.com.