NEW PURCHASER SAYS "THE
SKY IS THE LIMIT" WITH
FONAR UPRIGHT MRI TECHNOLOGY
MELVILLE,
NEW YORK, April 9, 2007 - FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ-FONR),
The Inventor of MR Scanning™,
The Inventor of MR Scanning™, announced today that it has sold the
FONAR FULL-RANGE-OF-MOTION™ MULTI-POSITION™ UPRIGHT™ MRI
to Central Diagnostic Imaging Network (CDIN) in Southern California.
The new unit will be the centerpiece of a multi-modality
diagnostic imaging center in Sherman Oaks, California.
Maurice
Hale, M.D., Medical Director and Director of Radiology for
Central Diagnostic Imaging Network,
explained why CDIN decided to purchase FONAR equipment: "
We were being told by referring physicians -
neurosurgeons, orthopedists, spine surgeons, chiropractors
and pain specialists - that they needed this technology. So
we investigated FONAR and the UPRIGHT™ MRI and learned that
what differentiates the FONAR product from all its competitors
is its unique ability to scan patients in a multitude of positions.
Competitor scanners can only scan with the patient lying down,
which does not allow referring physicians to see exactly what's
happening when the patient is in his position of symptoms.
Physicians want that information."
"If
a person's neck hurts only when he flexes it forward," continued
Dr. Hale, "how can the problem
be properly diagnosed by obtaining an MRI with the patient
lying down with his head resting in a pillow and with no
symptoms? That scan may not show anything. Even if it does
show something, one would have to guess how much
worse the problem is when the patient flexes. That's a very
awkward situation to put a surgeon in. With the FONAR, there's
no need to. We believe `the sky is the limit' for this technology."
"Besides
the unique technological advantages of the FONAR unit," said
Dr. Hale, "the product also offers
the most patient-friendly MRI experience. What other MRI lets
you be scanned sitting and watching a 42" flat-screen
TV?"
When
asked why he thought CDIN will be successful with this venture,
Dr. Hale said, "There are about 50 MRIs
in the densely populated San Fernando Valley and we'll be the
only provider with a FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI. Ours will be
the only scanner that can do Multi-Position™ FULL-RANGE-OF
MOTION™ imaging. That's especially critical
for spine patients, who comprise about half of the MRI patient
population. FONAR has
the best scanner for large and claustrophobic patients, and
it provides the most pleasant MRI experience possible. It's
the uniqueness of the UPRIGHT™ MRI that will enable us to
successfully compete with much larger medical entities. It's
just a great product."
Raymond
Damadian, president and founder of FONAR, said "We at
FONAR are gratified to hear that our newest customer reports
that the medical community recognizes how much they
need FONAR's new product. We have naturally believed it to
be true but it is always nice hearing your customers say it.
The improved results the medical community is experiencing
from FONAR's new MULTI- POSITION™ technology are gratifying
to hear."
About CDIN
Central Diagnostic Imaging Network, LLC (CDIN) was established
in 2000 in Glendale, California to provide
diagnostic radiology services. In the beginning, available services
included Nuclear Medicine, X-ray imaging and CT- scan. As the
community needs grew, CDIN followed by introducing mammography,
ultrasound and , later, the first Open MRI in Glendale and surrounding
cities.
Establishing itself as the leader in introducing
cutting edge application, CDIN was one of the first free-standing
diagnostic facilities in the Los Angeles metropolitan area to
unveil state-of-the-art information technology including RIS/PACS
and voice recognition technologies in order to further elevate
technical quality and expedience in reporting findings to requesting
physicians.
In our continuing quest to be at the forefront
of diagnostics, CDIN is now obtaining the latest technology
in MRI - FONAR UPRIGHT MRI for its new office in the heart of
the San Fernando Valley.
Dr. Hale has a long history of service in diagnostic and invasive
radiology. In addition to a very busy practice at CDIN, Dr. Hale
has also served as a professor of interventional radiology at
the Martin Luther King, Jr./Charles R. Drew Medical Center in
Los Angeles.
About FONAR
FONAR{reg-trade-mark} 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™ Multi-Position™ MRI (also
known as the STAND-UP™ MRI), the only whole-body MRI that
performs
Full Range of Motion™ (ROM) Multi-Position™ imaging
(mpMRI™) that enables patients to be scanned in numerous weight-
bearing
positions, i.e. standing, sitting, in flexion, in extension and,
in particular, in the position that generates symptoms, so that
a picture can be obtained of
the actual pathology giving rise to the patient's symptoms (e.g.
pain). The scanner also performs all the scans of a conventional
MRI with the patients in the usual lie-down position. The FONAR
UPRIGHT™ Full Range of Motion™ (ROM) Multi-Position™ MRI often sees the patient's problem that other scanners cannot,
because they are lie-down only. Approximately 85% of patients
are scanned sitting while they watch a 42" flat
screen TV.
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The Inventor of MR Scanning™,
Full Range of Motion™, STAND-UP™, UPRIGHT™,
Multi-Position™, pMRI™, True Flow™, Walk-In™ and
The Proof is in the Picture™ are trademarks of FONAR Corporation.
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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