April 19, 2005 — A growing body of evidence suggests that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be safe for selected patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and pacemakers; however ...

For years, older model, so-called legacy pacemakers were not compatible with MRIs because the metal in the pacemakers caused the magnetic resonance imaging devices to fail, lead tips to overheat, and ...

CHICAGO — Patients with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators that were not MRI-conditional were able to receive MRIs with almost no clinically relevant problems, according to ...

Patients who have pacemakers or defibrillators are often denied the opportunity to undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) because of safety concerns, unless the devices meet certain criteria ...

Is Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) safe for everyone? This is a question we have been asked a number of times over the years. The answer is no. There are some people who should not have this ...

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“It’s like Russian roulette, except that many don’t know that they’re even playing,” says Tobias Gilk, a California-based MRI safety consultant. MRI scanners have electromagnets so powerful that they ...

A 32-year-old man died after being sucked into the MRI machine at the Nair Hospital on Saturday evening. Following which, the Agripada police have arrested the resident doctor and the ward boy who ...

Barbara Nugent, a former Scottish Radiographer of the Year, said accidents, injuries and potentially even deaths could be avoided if minimum national standards were put in place. She said: “It is ...