Sagemark to open 5th PET imaging center

TriMed Staff | | Health Imaging | Screening
The Sagemark Companies Ltd. is set to begin work on the development of its fifth positron emission tomography (PET) medical imaging center.

The fifth PET center will be located in Forest Hills, N.Y. Sagemark currently has four operating PET centers in New York, New Jersey, Florida and Kansas and is negotiating the development of additional centers.

Premiere PET Imaging International Inc., Sagemark's wholly owned subsidiary, manages the development, operation and administration of the PET imaging centers.

TriMed Staff

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