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MRI Safety Jerry Allison, Ph.D. Caveat This lecture emphasizes MRI safety for high field (1.5T and 3.0T) superconducting magnets such as those used at MCGHI. MRI Safety Projectile Accidents Foreign Materials in the Body Other Stuff Projectile Accidents The MRI magnets are ALWAYS on (24 hours/day, 365 days/year) There is a STRONG fringe magnetic field around the magnets The fringe magnetic field is confined to the scan room Projectile Accidents The fringe magnetic field can cause ferrous metal objects to fly into the bore of the magnet with great force and speed Ferrous metal objects contain iron (steel) The closer you are to the bore of the magnet, the stronger the fringe field As you approach the magnet, the fringe magnetic field gets STRONGER Projectile Accidents The fringe magnetic field can be deadly Valhalla, N.Y. Westchester County Medical Center July 27, 2001 Six year old Michael Colombini was fatally injured “when an oxygen canister was turned into a guided missile by the powerful MRI magnet” Fatal Accident Details Michael Colombini was in the bore of a GE Signa An anesthesiologist was in the scan room with the patient The built-in oxygen delivery system failed A nurse heard the anesthesiologist calling for oxygen Fatal Accident Details The nurse delivered a STEEL oxygen cylinder to the anesthesiologist thinking it was safe (ALUMINUM) Within 3 to 6 feet of the magnet, the STEEL cylinder flew into the bore, fatally injuring the patient Foreign Materials in the Body Foreign material in the body is a concern in MRI Foreign material is any material in the body other than the flesh and bones that we are born with Wide variety of foreign material is intentionally and unintentionally present in patients, health care providers and others Foreign Materials in the Body The presence of certain foreign materials in the body can be fatal in an MRI magnet Deaths have occurred due to the presence of aneurysm clips and cardiac pacemakers in patients undergoing MRI Sight ha