Alliance Imaging to Present at the Needham & Company LLC 8th Annual Growth Conference.

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Alliance Imaging Inc. (NYSE:AIQ), a leading national provider of diagnostic imaging services, announced that Paul S. Viviano, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, is scheduled to present at the Needham & Company LLC 8th Annual Growth Conference on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time. The conference will be held at the New York Palace Hotel in New York.

Interested parties are invited to listen to the presentation, which will be available live over the Internet at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/needham13/aiq/. A replay of this webcast will be available until April 10, 2006, using the same URL link noted above. The presentation can also be accessed by visiting the company's Web site at www.allianceimaging.com. Click on Audio Presentations in the Investor Relations section of the Web site to access the link.

About Alliance Imaging

Alliance Imaging is a leading national provider of shared-service and fixed-site diagnostic imaging services, based upon annual revenue and number of systems deployed. Alliance provides imaging services primarily to hospitals and other healthcare providers on a shared and full-time service basis, in addition to operating a growing number of fixed-site imaging centers. The company had 497 diagnostic imaging systems, including 350 MRI systems and 58 PET or PET/CT systems, and over 1,000 clients in 44 states at Sept. 30, 2005.

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. For a complete list of risks and uncertainties, please refer to the Risk Factor section of the company's Form 10-K/A for the year ended Dec. 31, 2004, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.