Canadian Back Pain Clinic Purchases FONAR UPRIGHT(R) MRI and is the First to Bring the Benefits of UPRIGHT(R) Imaging Technology to the Canadian People
MELVILLE, N.Y.--(Business Wire)--FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ-FONR), The Inventor of MR Scanning
announced today the sale of its first UPRIGHT(R) Multi-Position(TM)
MRI in Canada. The Welcome Back Clinic plans to install the FONAR
UPRIGHT(R) Multi-Position(TM) MRI in the province of British Columbia,
Canada, in 2008.
The Welcome Back Clinic will provide expedited and comprehensive
assessment of patients suffering from spine pain. Successful treatment
of back pain depends on an accurate diagnosis. The FONAR UPRIGHT(R)
Multi-Position(TM) MRI will allow patients to be imaged in the
position in which they have pain. A comprehensive study of 1,302 back
pain patients, conducted at UCLA and reported at the NASS 2007 annual
meeting, reported that static-only MRI can "miss" a spondylolisthesis
at L4-5 in 35 % of cases which were identified with the FONAR
UPRIGHT(R) Multi-Position(TM) MRI. Having the correct diagnosis prior
to surgery will lead to better outcomes and fewer failed back
surgeries.
We at the Welcome Back Clinic believe that the FONAR
Multi-Position(TM) MRI will provide superior diagnostic assessment of
patients suffering from back or neck pain than is currently available
because of the limitations of conventional recumbent-only MRI
technology. Imaging patients in a weight-bearing upright position will
demonstrate instability that would not be visible or would be
underestimated in a conventional MRI. Having the proper diagnosis will
improve surgical planning and lead to better surgical success and
patient satisfaction.
FONAR's award winning technology (Frost & Sullivan's North
American Medical Imaging Industry Innovation & Advancement of the Year
Award) provided by the FONAR UPRIGHT(R) Multi-Position(TM) MRI offers
the opportunity to expand our understanding of the causes of back pain
and other pathologic conditions. Physicians and surgeons who treat
patients with disabling back pain will have a new tool that should
improve their understanding of spine biomechanics and conditions that
lead to pain and disability. This will be an invaluable research tool
that will lead to new and improved surgical procedures aimed at
alleviating pain and improving function in patients suffering from
back pain. Bringing the FONAR UPRIGHT(R) MRI to Canada will be a
significant benefit to the people of Canada who have not had the
opportunity to benefit from this new and exciting technology. The
Welcome Back Clinic will be the first medical clinic in Canada to
benefit from the diagnostic advantages offered by dynamic
multi-position imaging.
Be sure to visit FONAR's Website for product and investor
information: www.fonar.com
The Inventor of MR Scanning(TM), Full Range of Motion(TM),
pMRI(TM), Dynamic(TM), Multi-Position(TM), True Flow(TM) and The Proof
is in the Picture(TM) are trademarks and UPRIGHT(R) and STAND-UP(R)
are registered 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 filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
FONAR Corporation
Daniel Culver, 631-694-2929
Fax: 631-390-1709
http://www.fonar.com
invest2007@fonar.com
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