MELVILLE, NY--(Marketwire - December 17, 2009) - FONAR Corporation (
NASDAQ:
FONR), The Inventor
of MR Scanning, announced today that the Center for Diagnostic Imaging
(CDI) (Minneapolis, MN) has purchased a third FONAR UPRIGHT®
Multi-Position™ MRI. It is scheduled to be installed in CDI's OpenScan
MRI center in Duluth, Minnesota, replacing the current low-field open-sided
MRI scanner in that center.
"This is the first and only FONAR UPRIGHT® Multi-Position™ MRI scanner
in Northern Minnesota," said Rick Long, Regional Vice President, Minnesota.
"With our high-field, recumbent MRI scanner already in the market, the
replacement of our existing lower field strength open-sided MRI scanner
with an Open Upright MRI was critical to providing residents access to
diagnostic services that could impact their quality of care. Now patients
and their doctors get the dual benefit of the open comfort and higher
quality images to guide diagnosis in one scanner."
There are many other reasons to select the UPRIGHT® MRI. The scanner is
comfortable, accommodates patients up to 500 lbs. and those who suffer from
claustrophobia. There are also patients who can't lie down for any
procedure and must be scanned upright. The uniqueness of the FONAR
UPRIGHT® MRI to scan the patient weight-bearing in multiple positions,
for example, is often essential for fully understanding a patient's spine
problem so that a correct diagnosis can be achieved and optimal treatment
selected for each patient. Dynamic imaging views by this technology can be
obtained by scanning the spine in the various positions of flexion,
extension or lateral bending.
Raymond Damadian, president and founder of FONAR said, "I am very pleased
to have a customer with the fine reputation of CDI purchasing additional
UPRIGHT® Multi-Position™ MRI scanners as a result of their hands-on
expertise from prior purchases of FONAR UPRIGHT® Multi-Position™ MRI
installations. About half of the UPRIGHT® MRI scanners sold are to
multiple UPRIGHT® MRI users. So, like CDI, customers keep returning for
additional scanners. This says volumes about FONAR's products."
About CDI
Headquartered in Minneapolis, Center for Diagnostic Imaging (CDI) has been
a leader in high-quality, cost-effective, outpatient radiology imaging
services since 1981, and currently owns and operates 53 diagnostic imaging
centers in nine states. CDI partners with hospitals and health systems to
offer physician-led, outpatient radiology services and the expertise of
subspecialized radiologists focused on neurological, spine,
musculoskeletal, body and cardiovascular imaging, in addition to advanced
diagnostic injections and pain management procedures. CDI is owned by Onex
Partners, a subsidiary of Onex Corporation in Toronto, Canada, as well as
CDI physicians and management. Onex is one of Canada's largest companies
with global operations in health care, service, manufacturing and
technology. For more information, visit CDI's Web site at
www.CDIradiology.com.
For investor and other information visit:
www.fonar.com.
UPRIGHT® MRI and STAND-UP® MRI are registered trademarks and The
Inventor of MR Scanning™, Full Range of Motion™, Multi-Position™,
True Flow™, The Proof is in the Picture™, Spondylography™
Spondylometry™ Upright Radiology™, Landscape™, pMRI™,
Dynamic™, CSP™ and Correlated Slice Profiles™ 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.
Contact Information: Contact:
Daniel Culver
FONAR Corporation
Tel: 631-694-2929
Fax: 631-390-1709
www.fonar.com