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ACSS Spine Surgeons Hear Professor F.W. Smith, M.D. Report That the FONAR UPRIGHT MRI Successfully Diagnosed 54% of the Back Pain Patients That Could NOT Be Diagnosed by Recumbent MRI
Published in Medical Device Business Week, May 23rd, 2007
FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ:FONRD), The Inventor of MR Scanning(TM), reported that at its May 2007 Annual Meeting, the American College of Spine Surgeons (ACSS) selected Francis W. Smith, M.D., Professor of Radiology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, to present its "Emerging Technology" CE* lecture. Professor Smith featured the FONAR UPRIGHT(TM) Multi-Position MRI and its benefits in diagnosing spine pathology.
Professor Smith told attendees, "We performed a peer reviewed study of 63 patients who experienced low back pain and some radicular leg pain who had previously been undiagnosed by recumbent MRI scanning. Of the group, significant pathology was found by the FONAR...
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