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Dedicated Breast MRI System to serve women of New York in the fight against breast cancer.

North Andover, MA ?February 5, 2003 - Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc., developer of the first FDA-cleared Magnetic Resonance Imaging System designed specifically for the breast, announced the installation of the Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System at Manhattan East Breast Imaging in New York City. Manhattan East Breast Imaging provides breast-imaging services utilizing the most advanced technologies and is dedicated to redefining early diagnosis of breast disease.

Dr. Mark D. Novick, Director of Manhattan East Breast Imaging stated: ?The Aurora Breast MRI Scanner provides the women of New York with a unique and powerful new tool to diagnose breast cancer at the earliest possible stage.? ?Until now, our focus has been to detect breast cancer when it is approximately 1 centimeter,? added Dr. Novick. ?With the MRI, we?re trying to get it down to 5 millimeters.? Dr. Novick explains that, ?While MRI does not replace mammograms and ultrasounds; it is an adjunct to those other imaging techniques, improving the ability to detect cancers that might otherwise go undetected.?

“The Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System at Manhattan East Breast Imaging will be important to physicians in diagnosing and managing breast disease and a significant benefit to those suffering from breast cancer in the New York area.” added Gordon Olsen, Aurora’s CEO. “Manhattan East Breast Imaging is an impressive, state-of-the art, breast imaging center and we are pleased that Dr. Novick has chosen the Aurora as an important technology to serve his referring physicians and patients.”

About Aurora
Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc. (www.auroramri.com) is the developer and manufacturer of the Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System. We are committed to helping physicians and ultimately their patients with earlier detection of breast disease resulting in the most timely and effective treatment. As a diagnostic imaging tool, the Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System is ideal for a wide range of applications in breast disease management including: characterizing lesions, detecting occult cancer, determining the extent of cancer, monitoring cancer therapy, evaluating patients with positive surgical margins for residual cancer, excluding the existence of cancer in high risk women, and evaluating implant integrity and detecting cancer in women with breast augmentation. The Aurora is in clinical use at a growing number of leading breast care centers. To obtain a press kit and more information on the Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System, Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc. or other Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI locations please contact:

Richard Rosene
Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc.
39 High Street, North Andover, MA 01845
(877) 975-7530
www.auroramri.com

Dedicated Breast MRI System to serve women of New York in the fight against breast cancer.

North Andover, MA ?February 5, 2003 - Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc., developer of the first FDA-cleared Magnetic Resonance Imaging System designed specifically for the breast, announced the installation of the Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System at Manhattan East Breast Imaging in New York City. Manhattan East Breast Imaging provides breast-imaging services utilizing the most advanced technologies and is dedicated to redefining early diagnosis of breast disease.

Dr. Mark D. Novick, Director of Manhattan East Breast Imaging stated: ?The Aurora Breast MRI Scanner provides the women of New York with a unique and powerful new tool to diagnose breast cancer at the earliest possible stage.? ?Until now, our focus has been to detect breast cancer when it is approximately 1 centimeter,? added Dr. Novick. ?With the MRI, we?re trying to get it down to 5 millimeters.? Dr. Novick explains that, ?While MRI does not replace mammograms and ultrasounds; it is an adjunct to those other imaging techniques, improving the ability to detect cancers that might otherwise go undetected.?

“The Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System at Manhattan East Breast Imaging will be important to physicians in diagnosing and managing breast disease and a significant benefit to those suffering from breast cancer in the New York area.” added Gordon Olsen, Aurora’s CEO. “Manhattan East Breast Imaging is an impressive, state-of-the art, breast imaging center and we are pleased that Dr. Novick has chosen the Aurora as an important technology to serve his referring physicians and patients.”

About Aurora
Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc. (www.auroramri.com) is the developer and manufacturer of the Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System. We are committed to helping physicians and ultimately their patients with earlier detection of breast disease resulting in the most timely and effective treatment. As a diagnostic imaging tool, the Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System is ideal for a wide range of applications in breast disease management including: characterizing lesions, detecting occult cancer, determining the extent of cancer, monitoring cancer therapy, evaluating patients with positive surgical margins for residual cancer, excluding the existence of cancer in high risk women, and evaluating implant integrity and detecting cancer in women with breast augmentation. The Aurora is in clinical use at a growing number of leading breast care centers. To obtain a press kit and more information on the Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System, Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc. or other Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI locations please contact:

Richard Rosene
Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc.
39 High Street, North Andover, MA 01845
(877) 975-7530
www.auroramri.com