FONAR UPRIGHT MRI SALES RISE
TO 109 AS OF MARCH 31
- Sales Backlog Currently Stands at 28 Scanners -
MELVILLE,
NEW YORK, April 7, 2005 - FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ-FONR), The
MRI Specialist™, today announced that sales of its Upright™
MRI rose to the 109 mark as of March 31, 2005. The Company had
installed 81 scanners as of that date, bringing its current
sales backlog to a total of 28 machines.
FONAR
now has sold its Upright™ MRI to facilities in 23 states,
Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, Spain and Switzerland. Nineteen
customers have purchased two or more scanners, with five customers
accounting for the purchase of four or more machines. One customer
purchased a total of 10 machines. In addition, six Upright™
MRIs were purchased by Health Management Corporation of America
(HMCA), FONAR’s wholly-owned subsidiary.
“Reaching
the 109 sales mark is a significant milestone for our Company,”
said Raymond V. Damadian, president and founder of FONAR. “Upright™
imaging continues to gain acceptance in the medical community
and to make traction in the marketplace, all of which translates
into sales and opportunity for our Upright™ MRI. Our increased
sales and marketing efforts are beginning to bear fruit and
our pipeline of opportunities continues to build. We believe
that as more physicians and surgeons learn about our revolutionary
technology, they will want to jump on board the Upright™
imaging train.”
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™
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 over 100,000 patients scanned, the patient-friendly
Upright™ MRI has a near zero claustrophobic rejection rate
by patients. As a 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. 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.
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MRI Specialist, Stand-Up, Upright, Position,
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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