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NightHawk Radiology Services Chooses TeraRecon’s Aquarius Technology for New Global 3D Initiative

San Mateo, CA--May 29, 2007: TeraRecon, Inc. (www.terarecon.com), a leader in advanced imaging processing technology and 3D visualization solutions, today announced that NightHawk Radiology (NASDAQ: NHWK), the world’s leading provider of radiology services and solutions, has chosen TeraRecon as its technology platform for delivering image post-processing capabilities to its more than 1,300 contracted hospitals in the U.S. Through this partnership, NightHawk believes it is positioned to become the leading provider of 3D imaging services for radiology, cardiology and referring physicians, thereby exposing thousands of radiologists and physicians to the quality and benefits of TeraRecon 3D post-processed images. With the recent adoption of 64-slice multi-detector CT scanners, many radiology departments are in need of after-hours 3D post processing and NightHawk is capable of offering this service at any hour of the night or day. Radiology departments can elect to have their cardiac CTA studies read by one of NightHawk’s affiliated radiologists, have the renderings created and returned for their interpretation, or may wish to only have the non-coronary interpretations performed.

“NightHawk undertook a careful and exhaustive evaluation of the leading 3D technologies and vendors. The choice of TeraRecon was based upon its superior workflow solutions and powerful enterprise 3D products which we concluded were ideally suited for teleradiology,” according to Bill Shea M.D., Vice President of 3D Imaging Services at NightHawk Radiology Services. “NightHawk’s partnership with
TeraRecon continues our commitment to our radiology group customers to help improve patient care by providing superior 3D post processing and access to image

About TeraRecon, Inc.
TeraRecon Inc., a leader in advanced image processing and 3D visualization techniques, provides advanced imaging systems for medical and other visualization applications based on its unique and patented image processing technologies. A two-time winner of Frost and Sullivan’s Innovation award, the company has developed a leading portfolio of products that advance the performance, quality, functionality, and integration of image processing and 3D visualization systems. Founded in 1997, TeraRecon has developed a unique family of powerful processors that are used in its real time diagnostic workstations, enterprise-wide image processing 3D servers, dental and industrial Cone Beam CT scanners, high-performance reconstruction engines, and real-time 3D volume rendering hardware engines. TeraRecon is a fast growing, privately held company with headquarters in San Mateo, CA, and branch offices in Concord, MA; Tokyo, Japan; Osaka, Japan; and Trondheim, Norway.

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TeraRecon, Inc.,
Robert Taylor, Ph.D.,
Chief Operating Officer,
Executive Vice President
650.372.1100
info@terarecon.com

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