CORALVILLE, Iowa, May 20, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vivakor, Inc. (OTCBB:VIVK) announced today that the Company has engaged IME Capital to structure joint venture relationships for its VIVASLICES MRI technology. Vivakor Inc. has also engaged its board member John Gryga, former GE Healthcare Executive, to act as lead on all transactions for VIVASLICES. VIVASLICES is a software technology aimed at increasing image resolution of previous generations of MRI units, thereby saving hospitals and clinics with older equipment millions of dollars in costs related to purchasing new MRI units with enhanced image resolution capacity.