In July of 2001, a horrible accident occured in which a 6-year-old boy was killed in a tragic MRI accident. In the intervening years, the clinical safety of MRI has continued to improve, providing vital diagnoses to growing numbers of people. In that same time frame, however, the number of preventable accidents which can injure patients has continued to rise.
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MRI utilization continues to grow. In fact, the odds are that you, or someone you know, will have an MRI in the next year. Previously limited to only sophisticated academic hospitals and research institutions, MRI's are now in doctors' offices, outpatient clinics and even strip malls.
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