Fonar Corp (FONR)

[ProfitScout]

FONAR Stand-Up MRI Featured on Denver TV News

MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2003--FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ-FONR), The MRI Specialist(TM), reported that on June 17, 2003, Raymond Damadian, president and founder of FONAR, attended an open house for a FONAR Stand-Up(TM) MRI at the new scanning center owned by MRI of America in Centennial, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. He was interviewed by medical reporter Dr. Stephanie Clements of Channel 9 News, KUSA, Denver. The news story ran the same day. A video recording of a segment of the event can be found on their Web site: www.9News.com.

The segment titled "Stand-Up MRI Comes to Colorado: Positional Imaging May Find More Answers Than Traditional MRI" was written by medical reporter Dr. Stephanie Clements.

The text on the Web site reads: "It's puzzling for patients; their back hurts when they stand up or sit, but the medical images to try to find the cause of the problem are taken with the patient lying down. Well, that's about to change.

"He (Dr. Damadian) is the distinguished face that many medical students recognize as the inventor of MRI. Dr. Raymond Damadian made a visit to Denver (Centennial, actually) to usher in a new era of medical imaging, the Stand-Up MRI.

"Besides addressing the needs of claustrophobic patients, this open MRI allows the technician to do 'positional imaging,' putting patients in the position or through the range of motion that causes their symptoms. The resulting films can capture as much as 30 percent more pathology than conventional MRI.

"For more information about Stand-Up MRI, contact MBI of America, 6726 S. Revere Parkway, Suite 100, Centennial, Colorado."

Mr. Robert Conger, president of MRI of America, said, "I would like to thank Dr. Damadian for coming to Denver for our open house. This is the first of more than 20 planned Stand-Up(TM) MRI centers. I'd also like to thank Dr. Stephanie Clements for interviewing Dr. Damadian for Channel 9 News."

If you wish to view the video on the 9 News Web site (www.9News.com), click on VIDEO.

MRI Specialist, Stand-Up, Upright, Position Imaging and PMRI are trademarks of FONAR Corporation.

Be sure to visit FONAR's Web site for Company product and investor information: www.FONAR.com

CONTACT:
FONAR Corporation
Daniel Culver/David Terry, 631/694-2929
[e-mail]

SOURCE: FONAR Corporation