Fonar nets Upright MRI install for Florida radiology practice

Fonar of Melville, N.Y., has sold its Upright multi-position MRI to Advanced Imaging Concepts of Brooksville, Fla.

"We see many patients with chronic back pain where current medical testing is often inconclusive. So with the Upright multi-position MRI, and its ability to image the patient in the weight-bearing posture, we are adding significantly to our reputation of offering the most advanced imaging equipment available to both our patients and their physicians,” said Aruna Medara, MD, co-owner of Advanced Imaging.

Advanced Imaging Concepts currently offers 1.5 Tesla MRI, CT, PET, ultrasound, DEXA bone density evaluation, mammography, PICC lines, fetal photos, nuclear medicine, digital fluoroscopy, x-ray and interventional radiology.

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