The 2005 Australian MRI safety survey

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 188, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1388-1394

  Ferris, Nicholas J ^a,b   Kavnoudias, Helen ^c   Thiel, Christy ^c   Stuckey, Stephen ^d  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^b WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

MRI; Safety

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ANEURYSM CLIP; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MEDICAL AUDIT; METAL IMPLANTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION;

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SAFETY;

EID: 34247624947     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.06.0911     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Kanal E, Borgstede JP, Barkovich AJ, et al. American College of Radiology white paper on MR safety. AJR 2002; 178:1335-1348
2. Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists. RANZCR MRI safety guidelines. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists, 2004. Available at: http://www.ranzcr.edu.au/ documents/download.cfm/MR%20Safety%20Guidelines%20 Aug05ed.pdf?txtLibraryID= ranzcr&txtFileName= MR%5FSafety%5FGuidelines%5FAug05ed% 2Epdf. Accessed February 8, 2007
3. Martin E, Coman J, Shellock F, et al. Magnetic resonance imaging and cardiac pacemaker safety at 1.5 Tesla, J Am Coll Cardiol 2004; 43:1315-1324
4. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. Guidelines for magnetic resonance equipment in clinical use. London, UK: MHRA, 2002. Available at: http://www.mhra.gov.uk/home/idcplg? IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&useSecondary= true& ssDocName=CON007427&ssTargetNodeId=575. Accessed February 8, 2007