FONAR Installs Stand-Up MRI #35 at Delaware Radiology Center That Provides 'Radiology with Today's Technology'
Wednesday March 24, 1:00 am ET
MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2004--FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ-FONR), The MRI Specialist(TM), announced today that it has completed the installation of a Stand-Up(TM) MRI at Diagnostic Imaging Associates (DIA), a radiology practice in Wilmington, Delaware known for its cutting edge technology. The center, located in the Brandywine Office at 3206 Concord Pike, Wilmington, Delaware (302-993-4DIA), has had a positive response from patients and physicians since it opened for business a few weeks ago. FONAR has now announced 35 completed installations of its Stand-Up(TM) MRI.
Dr. Ka-Khy Tze, neuroradiologist and co-director of DIA, said, "Our practice maintains the highest standard of patient care while keeping 'Radiology with Today's Technology' in the forefront. We are very excited about the weight-bearing and Position(TM) Imaging (pMRI(TM)) capabilities provided by the FONAR Stand-Up(TM) MRI. The FONAR Stand-Up(TM) MRI fits in well with our desire to take advantage of the latest state-of-the-art technology in providing our patients and referring physicians with the best medical imaging services in Delaware."
Dr. Joseph R. Peacock, radiologist and co-director of DIA, said, "Only our Stand-Up MRI allows our diagnosticians to obtain MRI images of patients in upright, weight-bearing positions, in addition to conventional lie-down positions. Until now, MRI images were typically acquired with the patient lying down in a confined space and forced to tolerate loud noises. Position(TM) Imaging (pMRI(TM)) represents a revolution in imaging where patients can be imaged in virtually any position in which they may experience symptoms, e.g. pain in the back while bending forward or backward, or pain in the knees while standing in the normal weight-bearing position."
"The Stand-Up Open MRI, as we call it, is the first of its kind operating in Delaware," continued Dr. Tze. "An important aspect of the Stand-Up Open MRI is that it is truly an open MRI machine that patients actually walk into. In contrast to older machines boasting 'open' construction on the basis of slightly increased chamber space, this MRI machine has nothing in front or above the patient - except for a 42-inch flat-screen TV for the patient to enjoy. In addition, the FONAR Stand-Up(TM) MRI has new technology that has greatly reduced noise, so there is no need for earplugs or mufflers. The FONAR Stand-Up(TM) MRI marks the end of the notoriously claustrophobic, loud experience of having an MRI."
For 20 years Diagnostic Imaging Associates has been a provider of state-of-the-art technology and medical imaging services throughout Delaware. Their board-certified radiologists are subspecialists in fields that include neuroradiology, body MR, body CT, musculoskeletal radiology, pediatric radiology, nuclear medicine, ultrasonography, and mammography. For more information about Diagnostic Imaging Associates visit its Web site at www.diaxray.com.
MRI Specialist, Stand-Up, Upright, Position, pMRI and The Proof is in the Picture are trademarks of FONAR Corporation.
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