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HVRA Receives ACR Accreditation for High Field MRI

Danbury, CT - November 14, 2007 - Housatonic Valley Radiological Associates (HVRA), an independent diagnostic imaging facility, announced today that it has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), specifically for its Siemens’ MAGNETOM Avanto 1.5 Tesla MRI, as a result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

The ACR, headquartered in Reston, Va., awards accreditation to facilities for the achievement of high practice standards after a peer-review evaluation of the practice. Evaluations are conducted by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. They assess the qualifications of the personnel and the adequacy of facility equipment. The surveyors report their findings to the ACR’s Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report.

Dr. Conrad P. Ehrlich, medical director at Housatonic Valley Radiological Associates, said, “Having successfully met ACR’s comprehensive standards means that our MRI technology and our staff offer the highest level of quality, accuracy and professionalism, which translates into a most beneficial experience for our patients.”

In addition to providing revolutionary image quality and new diagnostic capabilities, the Siemens’ MAGNETOM Avanto MRI offers patients a 97% noise reduction, a claustrophobic-friendly, feet-first open design and faster scanning. The Avanto can provide whole spine imaging, white matter fiber tracking, whole body imaging for the evaluation of metastatic disease, MR angiography of the entire body if necessary, and breast MRI with computer guided biopsy capabilities.

About ACR
The ACR is a national organization serving more than 32,000 diagnostic-interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, and nuclear medicine and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services.

About HVRA
Housatonic Valley Radiological Associates (HVRA) is an independent diagnostic imaging practice with more than 30 years of experience serving Connecticut’s Danbury, New Milford, Ridgefield and Southbury communities. HVRA offers High Field MRI, Multi-Slice CT Scanning, Digital Mammography, X-Ray, Fluoroscopy, Ultrasound, outpatient breast biopsies, as well as Bone Densitometry, Vascular Lab and Echocardiography in a comfortable, private setting. For more information, visit www.HVradiology.net.

For more information, contact:
Burgess Walker
Housatonic Vally Radiological Associates
Tel: (203) 797-1770 x3026
Email: HVRA67@aol.com