Fonar history

1980 FIRST MR image detecting cancerous tissue in a patient FIRST with Iron-Circuit™ technology magnets for MR

1981 FIRST to discover the abnormal T1 associated with mental illness (manic depression)

1983 FIRST mobile MR scanner FIRST Iron-Circuit™ electromagnet MR scanner FIRST mobile Iron-Circuit™ MR scanner FIRST solenoid surface coils

In 1984, the company invented Oblique Imaging, providing medical technology the means to produce multiple images "at any angle," which was never before possible in medical imaging.

In 1985, the Multi-Angle Oblique (MAO) scanning protocol, an innovative, dramatic extension of FONAR's Oblique Imaging, was invented and patented.

1988 FIRST MR company to custom design and manufacture trailers for mobile MR scanners FIRST satellite networking system for remote image transmission

1989 FIRST Open Gap™ patient environment FIRST fiber-optic cardiac-gated imaging FIRST high-performance Corona™ Coils

1990 FIRST high signal-to-noise ULTIMATE™ coils FIRST site ATR (Activity and Throughput Reporting) system

1991 FIRST to achieve 0.7 second image reconstruction time FIRST practical implementation of orthopedic CINE FIRST SMART™ customized slices FIRST real-time continuous zoom and pan FIRST five-computer distributed processing system (32-bit) FIRST Whisper-Quiet™ Gradients

In 1992, FONAR began to utilize the legal process to protect its patents and intellectual property.

In May 1995, after a lengthy legal battle with General Electric, FONAR won a jury decision on two of its patents, the Multi-Angle Oblique patent and the Cancer Detection patent.

On May 27, 1997, the United States Supreme Court ordered GE to pay FONAR. GE paid FONAR $128,705,766 for its infringement of FONAR's patents.