FONAR SELLS AND INSTALLS UPRIGHT MRI AT
YALE-NEW HAVEN TEMPLE RADIOLOGY
- Renowned Medical Leader Acquires
FONAR Revolutionary MRI Technology -

          MELVILLE, NEW YORK, November 23, 2004 - FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ-FONR), The MRI Specialist™, today announced the sale and installation of a FONAR Upright™ MRI to Yale-New Haven's Temple Radiology, located at 40 Temple Street in New Haven, CT. With this installation, Yale-New Haven Temple Radiology becomes the first outpatient radiology department in the state of Connecticut to offer and use this new diagnostic approach to scanning patients.
          "We selected the FONAR Upright™ MRI because it is the only scanner that allows us to see a complete picture of patients' pathologies as they are experiencing pain and discomfort," said Richard Knobleman, M.D., medical director of Yale-New Haven Ambulatory Services Corporation/Temple Radiology. "The difference in this new technology is like night and day. The Upright™ MRI allows patients to be scanned in various positions - standing, sitting, lying down or positions in-between, which means we now can really hone in on the exact nature of our patients' discomforts and factor that information into our treatment strategies. Moreover, we believe this technology enables us to perform more accurate surgical procedures."
          The FONAR Upright™ MRI is the first and only whole-body Upright™ imaging system to perform Position™ imaging (pMRI™), a revolution in MRI. Position™ imaging enables patients to be scanned in the position of their symptoms, allowing doctors to view certain pathologies that are otherwise invisible when scanned in the traditional recumbent position. In addition, the FONAR Upright™ MRI is the only MRI system that uses both solenoid ("wrap-around") and planar RF receiver coils to achieve high SNR and broad anatomical coverage.
          "The Yale-New Haven Health System is a renowned leader for acquiring new medical technology and providing optimal care for its patients," said Raymond V. Damadian, president and founder of FONAR Corporation. "We believe Yale's purchase and installation of the Upright™ MRI sets the standard of technology which other research hospitals and universities will follow."
          To read or view the recent WTNH News Channel 8 (Hartford) story about Yale-New Haven's Temple Radiology Upright™ MRI scanner, visit: www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=2559724&nav=3YeXT5Bb
          In addition you may read the article in the Northeast Network Health Care Review from November 18 by visiting: www.healthcarereview.com/latest_news.php?show=384#

About Yale-New Haven Ambulatory Services Corporation

The Yale-New Haven Ambulatory Services Corporation (YNHASC) operates five outpatient facilities at Temple Medical Center in New Haven, CT, including: Temple Surgical Center, Temple Women's Surgical Center, Temple Radiology Group, (the first freestanding full-service radiology group in the U.S. to be accredited by the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations), The Eye-Laser Center and Yale-New Haven Gamma Knife Center. YNHASC also operates Yale-New Haven Ambulatory Services Corporation Radiology, which provides diagnostic imaging services in locations throughout the Greater New Haven area.

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, we have installed nearly 300 MRI scanners worldwide. FONAR's stellar product line includes the Upright(TM) 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 traditional recumbent position. With over 100,000 patients scanned, the patient-friendly Upright™ MRI has a near zero claustrophobic rejection rate by patients. Approximately 85% of patients are scanned sitting while they watch a 42" flat screen TV. Our 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.