Cardiac 3D Software Upgrade from CANAMET

Block Imaging International, Inc., a refurbished medical imaging equipment provider, announced today a partnership with CANAMET, Inc. to market and distribute new revolutionary, non invasive, diagnostic medical products developed by Dr. Stergios Stergiopoulos, CEO of CANAMET. These new product offerings include a state-of-the-art Cardiac Motion Correction CT software, a motion and noise tolerant Piesometer Mk-1 and a 7 in 1 Vital Signs Monitor with unique transmitting functions for remote and strenuous environments.

The Cardiac Motion Correction CT software now offered by Block Imaging International, updates single through 64-slice CT scanners to perform sophisticated Cardiac and 3D imaging capabilities, producing state-of-the-art, motion corrected cardiac and 3D images. The benefits of this low cost software solution include reduced radiation exposure, removal of cardiac motion artifacts, detection of coronary calcification and calcium scoring and user friendly 3D visualization. This product is available for distribution worldwide except for in the U.S. where it is currently undergoing USFDA approval. Approval is expected by late summer 2006.

The Piesometer Mk-1, an automated ambulatory blood pressure monitoring system, is already approved for worldwide distribution and was developed to operate in noisy and unstable environments such as ambulances, airplanes, helicopters, battlefields and stress test ECG. The Vital Signs 7 in 1 Monitor was also developed for such unique environments and allows patient data to be transmitted from remote and inaccessible locations through land and wireless phones or monitored via the internet.

Block Imaging International, Inc., located in DeWitt, MI, has been providing all modalities of pre-owned and refurbished medical imaging equipment worldwide since 1997. Continually adding to their product offerings and services, Block Imaging now offers new equipment from select OEMs and a complete Solutions program that includes Purchasing and Selling of all imaging modalities from all manufacturers, Refurbishment, Financing, Interim rentals, Logistical services, Parts and even Life Solutions. All can be viewed at www.blockimaging.com.

CANAMET, Inc. (Canadian National Medical Technologies), a Toronto-based company, researches and develops state-of-the-art, non-invasive, medical diagnostic systems. The CANAMET team is comprised of Masters, PhD and Post-Doctoral researchers, spun out of a Canadian Department of National Defense (DND) lab in Toronto (DRDC-Toronto). The technologies relevant with these products were developed by Dr. Stergiopoulos and his team of researchers working at Defense Research & Development Canada. Other products in development by CANAMET include:

- Digital, portable 2D and 3D ultrasound systems that use aperture and adaptive beam-forming techniques to provide superior image resolution at minimal cost;

- And, an intracranial ultrasound system that provides monitoring of brain density variations and the early diagnosis of stroke, brain hemorrhage, edema and head injuries.