A framework for developing generic implant safety procedures for scanning patients with medical implants and devices in MRI.

ABSTRACT: UK guidelines for MR safety recommend that MRI departments refer to the implant manufacturer for advice regarding the MRI safety of scanning patients with an implantable medical device prior to scanning. This process of assuring safety can be time consuming, leading to delays and potential cancellations of a patient's MRI. Furthermore, at times the implant cannot be identified, or the implant manufacturers cannot provide up to date MRI safety information. The purpose of generic implant safety procedures is to define a process for managing patients with certain types of implants where the risk from scanning is low. This process incorporates scope for an evidence-based risk-benefit decision to scan some groups of patients under locally approved conditions, without seeking to identify the exa

SUBMITTER: Ashmore JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11840167 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature