CASE STUDY SHOWS BETTER OUTCOME
FOR THE PATIENT
BY USING THE FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI
MELVILLE,
NEW YORK, January 12, 2006 - FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ-FONR),
The Inventor of MR Scanning™, reported a case study based
on the use of a FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI by Bennie W. Chiles III,
M.D., F.A.C.S., of Westchester Spine and Brain Surgery, PLLC and
Upright Imaging of Westchester, P.C.
Dr.
Chiles described the patient as a 49-year-old male who had a 20-year
history of chronic back pain and a three-year history of right
lower extremity radiculopathy. In earlier scans from a recumbent-only
MRI, a right paracentral disk herniation at L5-S1 was seen. Dr.
Chiles reported that based on this scan he would have performed
a discectomy on L5-S1 to relieve pressure on the nerve root and
an L5-S1 fusion for the back pain. Fusing L4-5 was not a consideration
because there was no spinal instability at this segment that was
visible on the recumbent MRI images.
The
dynamic weight-loaded flexion and extension images of the FONAR
UPRIGHT™ MRI revealed that the patient also had a significant
spinal instability at L4-5. Consequently, Dr. Chiles fused L4-5
during surgery in addition to the discectomy and fusion of L5-S1.
The patient's severe right leg pain is now gone and his back pain
is much reduced.
The
FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI was able to provide the physician with
a more complete visualization of the patient's problem than was
possible with a recumbent- only MRI. The result was an excellent
outcome for the patient.
The
complete case study including images can be found on the web site
for Upright Imaging of Westchester at: http://www.upright914.com/case%20studies.htm
. The case study is courtesy of Bennie W. Chiles III, M.D., F.A.C.S.,
of Westchester Spine and Brain Surgery, PLLC, Hartsdale, New York.
Upright
Imaging of Westchester is located at 1034 North Broadway, Suite
5, Yonkers, New York. Their telephone number is (914) 969-1818.
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, FONAR has
installed hundreds of MRI scanners worldwide. Their stellar product
line includes the FONAR UPRIGHT™ 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
conventional lie-down position. The FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI often
sees the patient's problem that other scanners cannot because
they are lie-down only. With nearly one half million patients
scanned, the patient-friendly FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI has a near
zero claustrophobic rejection rate by patients. A radiologist
said, "FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI - No More Claustrophobia
- The Tunnel Is Gone." As another FONAR customer states,
"If the patient is claustrophobic in this scanner, they'll
be claustrophobic in my parking lot." Approximately 85% of
patients are scanned sitting while they watch a 42" flat
screen TV. FONAR's 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.
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The Inventor of MR Scanning™, True
Flow™ MRI, Stand-Up™ MRI, FONAR UPRIGHT™ MRI,
Position™ MRI, PMRI™ and The Proof is in the Picture™
are trademarks of FONAR.
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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