Alliance Imaging Expects Lucrative Quarter

Alliance Imaging Inc. said it expects to report an extraordinary gain in the fourth quarter of about $1.24 million, or 11 cents per share, from paying a debt early. The company earned $522,000, or 2 cents a share, for the fourth quarter last year.

The company, which provides diagnostic imaging and related management services, said it paid $5.3 million of notes due 2003 at a substantial discount, leaving $20.1 million outstanding.