MedLink Healthcare Networks to take Molecular Imaging PET services

TriMed Staff | | Health Imaging | Molecular Imaging
Mobile PET provider Molecular Imaging Corp. will provide positron emission tomography (PET) services for MedLink Healthcare Networks Inc. under a new contract.

 MedLink also will market the company's mobile PET imaging services to MedLink's national insurance network of some 1,700 contracted facilities in 41 states.

 In addition to imaging procedures, MedLink offers its clients access to an additional 700 neuro-diagnostics, functional capacity evaluation and pain management providers nationwide.

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