Leading Breast Implant Surgeon Identifies FONAR UPRIGHT(TM) Multi-Position(TM) MRI as ``The First Time We Have an Imaging Techni

  
    
  
  
    
      FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ:FONRD), The Inventor of MR Scanning™ 
      announced today that a distinguished panel of plastic surgeons discussed 
      the evaluation of breast implants at the annual meeting of the American 
      Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), held at the Javits Center 
      in New York City, April 19-24, 2007. Upright™ 
      Position™ MRI was cited as key technology for 
      the evaluation of breast implants.
    
    
      To see an MRI image of a breast in the upright position, and in the 
      recumbent position from the same woman, visit: www.fonar.com/news/042507.htm
    
    
      The panel discussion was titled “Silicone Gel 
      Implants – What are the Advantages?” 
      One of the panelists, distinguished plastic surgeon Dennis C. Hammond, 
      M.D., of the Center for Breast and Body Contouring, Grand Rapids, 
      Michigan and his associate, Katie R. Ugolini, M.D., have been working 
      with the FONAR Research and Development Department over the past few 
      months to determine if imaging breast-implant patients in an upright 
      position, as opposed to recumbent, would be helpful in evaluating 
      different types of breast implants. Drs. Hammond and Ugolini also wanted 
      to determine if upright imaging would be superior to recumbent imaging 
      for detecting breast implant leaks.
    
    
      Dr. Hammond reported, “Now for the first time 
      we have an imaging technique which will allow us as plastic surgeons to 
      truly see how these devices are performing once they are placed inside a 
      patient. This has important implications for designing better implants 
      in the future which may be much less likely to rupture and as well as 
      provide better cosmetic results for the patient.”
    
    
      “Advances in technology,” 
      continued Dr. Hammond, “are allowing us to 
      provide important benefits, regardless of implant type. We are now 
      beginning to gather critical information using MRI on what implants 
      actually look like in the upright position, which is important to the 
      surgeon.”
    
    
      Dr. Hammond continued, “Women who undergo 
      breast augmentation need follow-up MRI exams to check for implant 
      leakage - the first exam three years after the surgery, and then every 
      two years thereafter. When there is implant leakage, it is typically at 
      the bottom of the breast, which is caused, over time, by of the weight 
      of the breast. If the patient has her MRI check-up lying down, the 
      weight of the breast is redistributed and, consequently, the leakage can 
      be missed. In just the short period of time that Dr. Ugolini and I have 
      been working with FONAR, we’ve already seen 
      evidence of that occurring. The FONAR Upright™ 
      MRI is the only MRI on the market that can provide a picture of a breast 
      in its natural, fully-weight-loaded position. ASAPS attendees told us 
      how impressed they were with our findings.” 
      To see their press release visit: www.residentandstaff.com/prnews.php?p=2376
    
    
      According to the ASAPS, there were 383,886 breast implants inserted in 
      2006. In addition, it is estimated that over $1 billion was spent in 
      2006 on breast implant surgery.
    
    
      Raymond V. Damadian, M.D., president and founder of FONAR, said, “We 
      are pleased with yet another useful application for the FONAR Upright™ 
      MRI, and we are grateful for the work of Drs. Hammond and Ugolini. Just 
      as the Upright™ MRI is becoming indispensable 
      for imaging of the spine, research results thus far look as though it 
      will also be indispensable for the evaluation of breast implants.”
    
    
      About FONAR
    
    
      FONAR® was incorporated in 1978, making it 
      the first, oldest and most experienced MRI manufacturer in the industry. 
      FONAR introduced the world's first commercial MRI in 1980, and went 
      public in 1981. Since its inception, FONAR has installed hundreds of MRI 
      scanners worldwide. Their stellar product line includes the FONAR UPRIGHT™ 
      Multi-Position™ MRI (also known as the 
      STAND-UP™ MRI), the only whole-body MRI that 
      performs Full Range of Motion™ (ROM) 
      Multi-Position™ imaging (mpMRI™) 
      that enables patients to be scanned in numerous weight-bearing 
      positions, i.e. standing, sitting, in flexion, in extension and, in 
      particular, in the position that generates symptoms, so that a picture 
      can be obtained of the actual pathology giving rise to the patient's 
      symptoms (e.g. pain). The scanner also performs all the scans of a 
      conventional MRI with the patients in the usual lie-down position. The 
      FONAR UPRIGHT™ Full Range of Motion™ 
      (ROM) Multi-Position™ MRI often sees the 
      patient's problem that other scanners cannot, because they are lie-down 
      only. Approximately 85% of patients are scanned sitting while they watch 
      a 42" flat screen TV.
    
    
      The Inventor of MR Scanning™, Full Range of 
      Motion™, STAND-UP™, 
      UPRIGHT™, Multi-Position™, 
      pMRI™, True Flow™, 
      Walk-In™ and The Proof is in the Picture™ 
      are 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's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.