Posts Tagged ‘iron’

ThermaCare HeatWrap Dangerous In MRI?

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Yesterday I was provided a copy of an anonymized MRI accident / incident report which described how an MRI patient wearing a ThermaCare HeatWrap (something of a self-warming patch for muscle aches) had the wrap pulled off of them by the magnetic attraction of the MRI.

ThermaCare HeatWrap

ThermaCare HeatWrap Products Contain Iron And May Be Drawn Into MRI Scanners

Click To Read More About This Incident And How To Prevent Similar Accidents From Occurring…

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MRI And Metal

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

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…

What A Very Good Place To Start… (Click Here)

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