Center for Diagnostic Imaging Adds Third Center to Indianapolis Market; New Location to Provide Convenient, Advanced MR and CT Imaging Services to Indy East Area.

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2003

Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Inc. (CDI) today announced the opening of its third center in Indianapolis, located on Post Road between 10th and 16th Streets. This third CDI Indianapolis center extends CDI's advanced MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and CT (computerized tomography) services, subspecialty radiology expertise and superior patient care to the communities on the near east side of the city.

"Our belief is that imaging will continue to be at the forefront of medicine, and that CDI will continue to be at the forefront of imaging," said CDI chief executive officer Robert Baumgartner. "As CDI continues to grow, our goal is to provide patients access to the highest quality, sub-specialized, outpatient diagnostic imaging in Indianapolis and surrounding communities."

CDI was founded in 1981 with the first outpatient imaging center in Minnesota. Since that time, the company has expanded into six other states with 23 imaging centers, including two existing centers in Indianapolis, located in Fishers and just north of downtown on North Meridian St.

The new center features an advanced high-field "short" MRI, offering comfort and excellent image quality. The combination of CDI's expertise in patient care with the scanners' wider, shorter design virtually eliminates the need for lower-field "open" MRIs for claustrophobic patients. The center also offers advanced CT scanning.

"CDI brings together in one comfortable environment the equipment, imaging expertise and excellent care that patients deserve and referring physicians require," said Dr. Robert Dorwart, neuroradiologist and medical director for CDI's Indianapolis centers. "Our dedication to sub-specialized radiology yields the most precise, definitive reports possible, and this sets us apart from other imaging centers."

CDI partners with premier radiologists and health systems to own and operate diagnostic imaging centers in the U.S., including Minnesota, Florida, Missouri, Wisconsin, Washington and Indiana. CDI's subspecialty radiologists offer expertise in spine, musculoskeletal, head and neck, body and cardiovascular imaging. For more information about CDI, visit www.cdiradiology.com.