Advanced NMR Systems' subsidiary Advanced Mammography files for FDA clearance for commercial sales of Aurora(TM) dedicated MR mammography system.

WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 1995--Advanced NMR NMR: see magnetic resonance. Systems Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on NMS See NetWare Management System. :ANMR) and its majority-owned subsidiary, Advanced Mammography Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:MAMO), today announced the filing for Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA
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Food and Drug Administration

FDA,
n.pr See Food and Drug Administration.

FDA,
n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ) clearance for the commercial sale of the Aurora(TM) dedicated MR Mammography System.

Believed to be the first of its kind, the Aurora system will bring highly focused MR technology for dedicated breast images at dramatically reduced cost, without the toxicity and pain associated with X-ray mammography.

Advanced Mammography further announced that it was in the final stages of negotiations with a number of major medical facilities for installation of the Aurora systems at its Beta sites.

Advanced NMR Systems Inc. is a leader in the development and manufacture of sophisticated ultra-fast magnetic resonance imaging magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to produce cross-sectional images of organs and other internal body structures. technology for clinical applications and advanced research. The company is developing other dedicated systems for emergency room head trauma, functional neuro-imaging and orthopedic applications.

CONTACT: Advanced NMR Systems Inc.

Jack Nelson, 201/592-8838

or

H.L. Lanzet Inc., New York

Herbert Lanzet/Paul Holm, 212/687-0061

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