The technology used for magnetic resonance (MR) procedures has evolved continuously
during the past 20 years, yielding MR systems with stronger static magnetic fields, faster and …

Because there are many potential risks in the MR environment and reports of adverse
incidents involving patients, equipment and personnel, the need for a guidance document …

here are potential risks in the MR environment, not only for the patient [1, 2] but also for the
accompanying family members, attending health care professionals, and others who find …

The need for a guidance document on MR safe practices arose from a growing awareness
of the MR environment's potential risks and adverse event reports involving patients …

he following is a report of the American College of Radiology Blue Ribbon Panel on MR
Safety, chaired by Emanuel Kanal, MD, FACR, to the Task Force on Patient Safety, chaired …

Magnetic Resonance Procedures: Health Effects and Safety is the first authoritative text on
MR procedures and its associated health and safety concerns written by noted radiologists …

A review of MRI safety incidents conducted over a 3-year period for a large independent
sector diagnostic imaging provider in the UK. The review took a systematic approach using …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is now a commonly used imaging modality in many
neurosurgical and neurological conditions. Although generally regarded as safe, there are a …

The case reported is of a 47-year-old man with an undetected ferromagnetic metallic
intraocular foreign body in the right eye who underwent elective MR examinations for …

We report two cases with tiny ferromagnetic intraocular foreign bodies (FBs) that were
demonstrated only on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and confirmed by subsequent …