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                                               Filed by General Electric Company
                                                  Pursuant to Rule 425 under the
                                               Securities Act of 1933 and deemed
                                             filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under
                                             the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                                   Subject Company: Imatron Inc.
                                                  Commission File No.: 000-12405

ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2001, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY ISSUED THE FOLLOWING PRESS
RELEASE:


Contacts:  Patrick Jarvis
           GE Medical Systems
           (262) 544-3668
           (262) 853-3874
           PATRICK.JARVIS@MED.GE.COM

           S. Lewis Meyer or Robin Kelley
           Imatron Inc.
           (650) 583-9964



         GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS SIGNS DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE IMATRON INC.

WAUKESHA, Wis. And SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., September 24, 2001 - GE Medical
Systems, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced today that it
has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Imatron Inc. (NASDAQ: IMAT), a
pioneer of Electron Beam Tomography (EBT(TM)) scanners.

In this transaction, each Imatron shareholder will receive $1.89 per share
payable in GE stock. The actual number of shares of GE stock that each Imatron
shareholder will receive will be determined based on the trading prices of GE
stock for a period of time prior to the closing of the transaction.

Imatron's EBT scanner performs unique high volume imaging applications for
physicians specializing in the fields of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and
Gastroenterology. Imatron EBT scanners are currently in use at more than 150
major medical facilities and imaging centers around the world.

"Imatron's technology is the perfect complement to our offering of Computed
Tomography (CT) products," according to Joseph M. Hogan, President and CEO of GE
Medical Systems. "By adding EBT to the world-renowned LightSpeed(TM) family, GE
Medical Systems will be able to offer a CT scanner to meet every customer need."

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"We are excited to have this opportunity to become part of the GE Medical
Systems family," said S. Lewis Meyer, President and CEO of Imatron. "We are
highly confident that the combination of Imatron's technology and dedicated team
of employees, together with the resources of GE Medical Systems, will bring
great value to our customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders."

In 1998, GE's new multi-slice LightSpeed CT scanner set the benchmark for image
quality, performance, reliability, and exam time. GE's latest CT scanner, the
LightSpeed Ultra, continues to expand applications, enhances patient care and
brings new revenue streams into hospitals and clinics. GE will continue to make
significant investments in developing both the LightSpeed and EBT systems.

"By bringing the power of Six Sigma to EBT, the way we have with LightSpeed, we
are very excited about the potential applications of EBT," said Dow Wilson,
General Manager of Global CT for GE Medical Systems. "The EBT C300 scanner
offers tremendous potential for our customers in the hospital and free-standing
imaging center environments."

The transaction, which is subject to regulatory and Imatron shareholder
approvals and other customary conditions, is expected to close by year-end 2001.
In connection with the definitive agreement, Imatron granted GE an option to
acquire newly issued shares of Imatron common stock, representing 19.9% of its
total shares outstanding, at the $1.89 per share transaction price. In addition,
shareholders representing 11% of the Imatron shares outstanding on a
fully-diluted basis have agreed, among other things, to vote their shares in
favor of the proposed transaction. The Board of Directors of Imatron has
unanimously approved the transaction. Thomas Weisel Partners LLC provided a
fairness opinion to the Imatron Board of Directors.

ABOUT IMATRON

Imatron Inc. is a publicly traded technology-based company principally engaged
in the business of designing, manufacturing, and marketing the company's newly
introduced high performance EBT C300 scanner. The Imatron EBT scanner uses the
company's proprietary Electron Beam Tomography technology to perform unique
clinical imaging applications. Imatron, which is headquartered in South San
Francisco, CA, employs more than 300 people. For the latest twelve months ended
June 30, 2001, Imatron had revenues of $74.5 million and net income of $8.1
million. Due to recent developments, and the associated economic uncertainty,
some anticipated shipments have been delayed, which is likely to negatively
impact Imatron's business in the third quarter ending September 30, 2001.
Imatron may experience a temporary shortfall in revenues and profits through the
end of the year. Imatron currently anticipates that it will record revenues of
at least $71 million for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2001, while
maintaining fiscal year profitability.

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, healthcare


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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
GEMEDICALSYSTEMS.COM.

EXCEPT FOR THE HISTORICAL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, THE MATTERS SET FORTH IN
THIS PRESS RELEASE ARE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
"SAFE HARBOR" PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF
1995. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
THAT MAY CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY. IMATRON INC. AND GENERAL
ELECTRIC COMPANY CAUTION THAT THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT ACTUAL RESULTS OR
CONDITIONS WILL NOT DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE PROJECTED OR SUGGESTED IN SUCH
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS BASED ON A VARIETY OF FACTORS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE COMPANIES' EARLY STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS
RISKS, UNCERTAINTY OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING, COMPETITION, RELIANCE ON A FEW
CUSTOMERS, AND THE COMPANIES' ABILITIES TO PROTECT THEIR PATENTS AND PROPRIETARY
RIGHTS AND COMMERCIALIZE THEIR PRODUCTS. IMATRON AND GE DISCLAIM ANY INTENT OR
OBLIGATION TO UPDATE THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.



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