Canadian Back Pain Clinic Purchases FONAR UPRIGHT(R) MRI and is the First to Bring the Benefits of UPRIGHT(R) Imaging Technology to the Canadian People.MELVILLE, N.Y. -- FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ-FONR), The Inventor of MR Scanning announced today the sale of its first UPRIGHT[R] Multi-Position[TM] MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. in Canada. The Welcome Back Clinic plans to install the FONAR UPRIGHT[R] Multi-Position[TM] MRI in the province of British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography , Canada, in 2008. The Welcome Back Clinic will provide expedited and comprehensive assessment of patients suffering from spine pain. Successful treatment of back pain depends on an accurate diagnosis. The FONAR UPRIGHT[R] Multi-Position[TM] MRI will allow patients to be imaged in the position in which they have pain. A comprehensive study of 1,302 back pain patients, conducted at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX and reported at the NASS Nass (năs), river, 236 mi (380 km) long, rising in the Coast Mts., W British Columbia, Canada, and flowing SW to Portland Inlet of the Pacific Ocean. It is navigable for 25 mi (40 km) and has valuable salmon fisheries. 2007 annual meeting, reported that static-only MRI can "miss" a spondylolisthesis spondylolisthesis /spon·dy·lo·lis·the·sis/ (-lis´the-sis) forward displacement of a vertebra over a lower segment, usually of the fourth or fifth lumbar vertebra due to a developmental defect in the pars interarticularis. at L4-5 in 35 % of cases which were identified with the FONAR UPRIGHT[R] Multi-Position[TM] MRI. Having the correct diagnosis prior to surgery will lead to better outcomes and fewer failed back surgeries. We at the Welcome Back Clinic believe that the FONAR Multi-Position[TM] MRI will provide superior diagnostic assessment of patients suffering from back or neck pain than is currently available because of the limitations of conventional recumbent-only MRI technology. Imaging patients in a weight-bearing upright position Upright position or erect position, in a frequency-division multiple access multiplexer, means that a signal is upconverted to the multiplexer band without inverting the frequencies. See inverted position. will demonstrate instability that would not be visible or would be underestimated in a conventional MRI. Having the proper diagnosis will improve surgical planning and lead to better surgical success and patient satisfaction. FONAR's award winning technology (Frost & Sullivan's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Medical Imaging Industry Innovation & Advancement of the Year Award) provided by the FONAR UPRIGHT[R] Multi-Position[TM] MRI offers the opportunity to expand our understanding of the causes of back pain and other pathologic conditions. Physicians and surgeons Physicians and surgeons are medical practitioners who treat illness and injury by prescribing medication, performing diagnostic tests and evaluations, performing surgery, and providing other medical services and advice. who treat patients with disabling back pain will have a new tool that should improve their understanding of spine biomechanics and conditions that lead to pain and disability. This will be an invaluable research tool that will lead to new and improved surgical procedures aimed at alleviating pain and improving function in patients suffering from back pain. Bringing the FONAR UPRIGHT[R] MRI to Canada will be a significant benefit to the people of Canada who have not had the opportunity to benefit from this new and exciting technology. The Welcome Back Clinic will be the first medical clinic in Canada to benefit from the diagnostic advantages offered by dynamic multi-position imaging. Be sure to visit FONAR's Website for product and investor information: www.fonar.com The Inventor of MR Scanning[TM], Full Range of Motion[TM], pMRI[TM], Dynamic[TM], Multi-Position[TM], True Flow[TM] and The Proof is in the Picture[TM] are trademarks and UPRIGHT[R] and STAND-UP stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. [R] are registered trademarks of FONAR Corporation. 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 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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