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* * * MRI is the gold standard for soft tissue imaging and is used in brain, cancer, and neurologic disorders. MRI volumes are growing dramatically as are Pacemaker/ICD implant rates. This has resulted in an escalating number of patients denied MRI scans because of the presence of an IPG/ICD. For example, after age 65, a person’s chances of needing an MRI scan double This is the same demographic group that’s most likely to need a pacemaker Superior for brain, spinal cord, musculoskeletal system (joints, knee, shoulder), head and neck, complex cardiac malformations and other tissue structures. The picture shows a comparison of computed tomography versus diffusion-weighted MRI images of the brain in a pacemaker-dependent patient who presented with new-onset loss of balance. Although the imaging planes are different due to computed tomography versus MRI technique, both sets of images span similar areas of the cerebellum and occipital cortex. No abnormalities were noted on computed tomography, whereas MRI readily identified infarcts involving the cerebellum and occipital cortex (arrows). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI), is primarily a medical imaging technique most commonly used in radiology to visualize the structure and function of the body. It provides detailed images of the body in any plane. MRI provides much greater contrast between the different soft tissues of the body than computed tomography (CT) does, making it especially useful in neurological (brain), musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and oncological (cancer) imaging. Unlike CT, it uses no ionizing radiation, but uses a powerful magnetic field to align the nuclear magnetization of (usually) hydrogen atoms in water in the body. Radiofrequency fields are used to systematically alter the alignment of this magnetization, causing the hydrogen nuclei to produce a rotating magnetic field detectable by the scanner. This signal can be manipulated by additional magne