FONAR Continues Growth with Two New Sales of its UPRIGHT
Multi-Position MRI to U.S. Medical Practices
MELVILLE,
NEW YORK, October 13, 2009 - FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ-FONR),
announced today two recent sales of its UPRIGHT® Multi-Position™ MRI scanners. Both sales were to private
medical practices that chose to remain anonymous for competitive reasons.
Raymond Damadian, president and founder of FONAR said, “We are pleased to have two more medical
practices purchase the UPRIGHT® MRI. These practices recognize that there is no other acceptable way to image
the spine. It is also encouraging to note that they purchased the UPRIGHT® MRI despite widespread confusion
in healthcare reimbursement because the medical practices realize that the best technology enables the best opportunities.
Medical practices that have experience with the FONAR UPRIGHT® MRI are enthusiastic about its
unique capabilities. For example, at the recently re-opened East Bay Upright MRI in Hayward, California, Neuroradiologist
J. Randy Jinkins, MD, FACR, FEC, said, “The FONAR UPRIGHT® MRI has become the new standard of care
because it is the only MRI able to put the patient in the position that generates symptoms. This will allow the
referring doctors to be able to make far more comprehensive and accurate evaluations of their patients’ conditions.”
The two new sales continue the positive trend that FONAR established during the past year, as reported
on October 5th when the Company announced its financial results for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009. Total
net income was $1.1 million, as compared to a net loss of $13.5 million the previous year. In addition, this
compares to a loss of $25.5 million in fiscal 2007 and a loss of $30.0 million in fiscal 2006. Total revenues
increased by 12% to $39.7 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, as compared to $35.6 million for the
previous fiscal year.
Dr. Damadian commented, “Given the increasing awareness of the medical community as to the
unique diagnostic advantages of the FONAR UPRIGHT® Multi-Position™ MRI, we are very hopeful that the
positive trend that FONAR has demonstrated will grow over time.”
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UPRIGHT® and STAND-UP® are registered trademarks and The Inventor of MR Scanning™,
pMRI™, Full Range of Motion™, Multi-Position™, The Proof is in the Picture™, Dynamic™,
True Flow™, Spondylography™, Spondylometry™ and Upright Radiology™ are trademarks of
FONAR Corporation.