FONAR Installs 100th FONAR UPRIGHT™
MRI Scanner
FONAR UPRIGHT MRI™ – 400,000 Patients Scanned -
Nearly One Half Million Patients Thus Far Have Benefited From
the FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI
MELVILLE,
NEW YORK, January 5, 2006 - FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ-FONR), The
Inventor of MR Scanning™, announced today the completion
of an installation of its FONAR(R) UPRIGHT™ MRI scanner
at Central Florida Open MRI, an imaging center in Sebring, Florida.
This installation, which was completed on December 29, 2005, marks
the 100th Installation of the FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI. FONAR
is the world’s only manufacturer of this very unique MRI.
It is the only whole-body MRI that performs Position™ imaging
(pMRI) and scans patients in numerous weight-bearing positions,
i.e. standing, sitting, in flexion and extension, as well as the
conventional lie-down position.
Fabio
Oliveros, M.D., an owner of the FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI at Central
Florida Open MRI, said, “We are excited to be the 100th
installation of the FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI. With almost one
half million patients scanned by the FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI,
it is clear the FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI is meeting a serious
clinical need that cannot be addressed by any other technology.
After having created the MRI industry in 1980 with the world’s
first commercial scanner, FONAR continues to be the pioneer and
leader in MRI.”
“We
purchased the FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI because we want to be able
to offer a higher level of service to our community,” continued
Dr. Oliveros. “The FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI does that for
us. We can now scan the many patients that other MRIs can not
scan, such as claustrophobic patients, young children without
the need of anesthesia, overweight patients, and those who can
not lie down. Most importantly, we can image our patients in various
weigh-bearing positions, and therefore see pathology that is missed
on standard recumbent-only MRIs. This differentiation between
other MRIs and our new FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI will allow us
to continue to be a leader in imaging in our community.”
Raymond
Damadian, president and founder of FONAR said, “We are happy
for Dr. Oliveros’s center to host the 100th installation
of a FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI. Now that there are 100 FONAR UPRIGHT™
MRI scanners installed across the country and in many places world-wide,
this exciting and valuable technology is available to many people.
With nearly one half million patients scanned by FONAR UPRIGHT™
MRI to date, wherein two thirds of these scans were of the spine,
I believe that the popularity of the FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI
is destined to grow and grow. More and more patients and physicians
will demand it for both diagnostic reasons as well as patient
satisfaction. At FONAR, we are looking forward to meeting the
expanding need for the FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI.”
Central
Florida Open MRI is located at 2821 U.S. Hwy 27 North, in Sebring,
Florida. The telephone number is (863) 402-0938.
About FONAR
FONAR® was incorporated in 1978, making it the first, oldest
and most experienced MRI manufacturer in the
industry. FONAR introduced the world's first commercial MRI in
1980, and went public in 1981. Since its inception, FONAR has
installed hundreds of MRI scanners worldwide. Their stellar product
line includes the FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI (also known as the
Stand-Up™ MRI), the only whole-body MRI that performs Position™
imaging (pMRI) and scans patients in numerous weight-bearing positions,
i.e. standing, sitting, in flexion and extension, as well as the
conventional lie-down position. The FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI often
sees the patient's problem that other scanners cannot because
they are lie-down only. With nearly one half million patients
scanned, the patient-friendly FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI has a near
zero claustrophobic rejection rate by patients. A radiologist
said, "FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI - No More Claustrophobia
- The Tunnel Is Gone." As another FONAR customer states,
"If the patient is claustrophobic in this scanner, they'll
be claustrophobic in my parking lot." Approximately 85% of
patients are scanned sitting while they watch a 42" flat
screen TV. FONAR's latest MRI scanner is the FONAR 360, a room-size
recumbent scanner that optimizes openness while facilitating physician
access to the patient. FONAR is headquartered on Long Island,
New York, and has approximately 500 employees.
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The Inventor of MR Scanning™, True
Flow™ MRI, Stand-Up™ MRI, FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI,
Position™ MRI, PMRI™ and The Proof is in the Picture™
are trademarks of FONAR.
This release may include
forward-looking statements from the company that may or may not
materialize. Additional information on factors that could potentially
affect the company's financial results may be found in the company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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