Many people just learning about MRI safety and hazards ask very similar questions. One of most frequent is, “why do I have to remove all metal before an MRI,” or it’s corollary, “can I get an MRI with some metal on (or in) me?” To answer these questions, let’s start at the very beginning…
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MRI And Metal
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009Tags: ACR, aluminum, cobalt, danger, detect, detector, ferromagnetic, ferrous, hazard, iron, JCAHO, Joint Commission, magnetic, metal, MRI, nickel, pacemaker, pre-screen, projectile, risk, safe, screening, stainless, steel, VA, Veterans Affairs
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