IMATRON &lt;IMAT> SELLS STAKE TO MITSUI &lt;MITSY>

  Imatron Inc said
  Mitsui and Co Ltd of Japan has purchased a two mln dlr equity
  interest in Imatron at market price and was granted a 120-day
  option to make another two mln dlr investment at the same price.
      Imatron said Mitsui, the exclusive importer of Imatron's
  Ultrafast computed tomography scanners into Japan, is scheduled
  to take delivery of its first scanner next month for
  installation in a large cardiology center.
      It said it has entered into preliminary discussions with
  Mitsui on the formation of a joint venture to finance the
  accelerated development of Imatron's technology and its
  commercialization in Japan.
  

