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MRI Safety Update 2008: Part 2, Screening Patients for MRI

¹ Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California and Institute for Magnetic Resonance Safety, Education, and Research, 7511 McConnell Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045.
² Group Medical and Regulatory Affairs, Bracco Diagnostics, Inc., Princeton, NJ.

OBJECTIVE. This article is the second part of a two-part series on MRI safety. In this article, part 2, the topic of screening patients for MRI procedures is addressed.

CONCLUSION. To prevent incidents and accidents associated with MRI, it is necessary to regularly revisit the safety topics that directly impact patient management especially with respect to the subjects that are "new," those that should be reassessed because of recent changes, topics that deserve emphasis because of controversy or confusion, and information that should be considered in light of new findings.

Keywords: electromagnetic fields • implants • MRI environment • MR conditional • MR safe • MR unsafe • radiology department policies

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