Reference Manual for Magnetic Resonance Safety 2003

Acknowledgments Preface SECTION I GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MR SAFETY - Acoustic Noise and MR Procedures - Claustrophobia, Anxiety, and Emotional Distress in the MR Environment - Extremity MR Systems - Metallic Foreign Bodies and Screening - Metallic Orbital Foreign Bodies and Screening - Monitoring Patients in the MR Environment - Post-Op Patients and MR Procedures - Pregnant Patients and MR Procedures - Pregnant Technologists, Healthcare Workers and the MR Environment - Prevention of Burns in the MR Environment - Prevention of Missile Effect Accidents - Screening Patients for MR Procedures and Individuals for the MR Environment - Tattoos, Permanent Cosmetics, and Eye Makeup SECTION II MR PROCEDURES AND IMPLANTS, DEVICES, AND MATERIALS - General Information - 3.0-Tesla MR Safety Information for Implants and Devices - Aneurysm Clips - Biopsy Needles, Markers, and Devices - Bone Fusion Stimulator/Spinal Fusion Stimulator - Breast Tissue Expanders and Implants - Cardiac Pacemakers and Implantable - Cardioverter Defibrillators - Cardiovascular Catheters and Accessories - Carotid Artery Vascular Clamps - Cochlear Implants - Coils, Stents, and Filters - Cranial Flap Fixation Clamps and Similar Devices - Dental Implants, Devices, and Materials - Diaphragms - ECG Electrodes - Enterra Therapy, Gastric Electrical Stimulation (GES) - ESSURE Device - Fiber-Optic Lead Used for Photonic Temporary Pacemaker - Foley Catheters With Temperature Sensors - FREEHANDTM System, Implantable Functional Neurostimulator - Guidewires - Halo Vests and Cervical Fixation Devices - Hearing Aids and Other Hearing Systems - Heart Valve Prostheses - Hemostatic Clips, Fasteners, and Staples