FONAR EXHIBITED UPRIGHT MRI AT 54th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CONGRESS OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS;
Company Actively Participating in Industry-Leading Spine Care Trade Shows

          MELVILLE, NEW YORK, October 22, 2004 - FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ-FONR), The MRI Specialist™, exhibited its Upright™ MRI for the first time at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) in San Francisco, October 18-20. Over 2,000 neurological surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, primary care physicians, gerontologists, radiologists and other medical professionals attended the CNS Meeting and Trade Show.
          At its booth at the CNS Trade Show, FONAR demonstrated the multi-positioning capabilities of its Upright™ imaging system. In addition, the company sponsored daily presentations by J. Randy Jinkins, M.D., F.A.C.R., Professor and Director of the Department of Radiology Neuroradiology and Neuroimaging Research at the State University of New York at Brooklyn. In his presentations, Dr. Jinkins’ discussed the benefits of pre- and post-operative Position™ MRI (pMRI™) scans and highlighted the advantages of Upright™ MRI scans versus traditional, recumbent MRIs.
          Raymond V. Damadian, president and founder of FONAR Corporation, said “Neurological surgeons want and need the most comprehensive information available about their patients’ conditions in order to devise the optimal surgical and/or treatment plan for them. These specialists are well aware of the critical effects of body weight and patient posture on the spine, and they have been eager to see these effects on their patients’ MRI images. With the FONAR Upright™ MRI, they now can scan their patients’ bodies in various positions, revealing injuries that were previously hidden in traditional (recumbent) MRI scans and factor this information into their surgical and treatment strategies.”
          Sol Ginzburg, Vice President of Sales, added, “In 2004, FONAR decided to target surgeons, particularly orthopedic and spine surgeons, as a key sales market for the Upright™ MRI. Our marketing initiatives in this area have included exhibitions at the annual meetings of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.”
          FONAR will exhibit the Upright™ MRI at the 19th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society, October 27-29 in Chicago.
          Dr. Damadian concluded, “We are pleased with the increased traffic we are seeing at our booths at these trade shows. They are proving to be excellent sources for new sales leads for us.”
          For more information about the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, visit www.neurosurgeon.org.
          To learn more about the upcoming Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society, visit www.spine.org/19AnnMtg.cfm.

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, the Company has installed nearly 300 MRI scanners worldwide. FONAR's stellar product line includes the Upright™ MRI (formerly 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 recumbent position. With over 100,000 patients scanned, the patient-friendly Upright™ MRI has a near zero claustrophobic rejection rate by patients. Approximately 85% of patients are scanned sitting while they watch a 42" flat screen TV. The Company'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.

About The Congress of Neurological Surgeons
The Congress of Neurological Surgeons was founded in 1951. The purpose of the organization is to promote the advancement of neurosurgery through education, research, and scientific knowledge. The Congress of Neurological Surgeons maintains its vitality via the volunteer efforts of its members, promoting leadership in service to the public and to our colleagues in other disciplines, and to the special needs of our fellow neurosurgeons throughout the world and at every stage of their professional lives.