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ACR White Paper on MR Safety

The ACR released the White Paper on MR Safety in 2002.

Original ACR White Paper on MR Safety

An important update was released in April of 2004.

ACR White Paper on MR Safety: 2004 Updates and Revisions

FDA

FDA's primer on medical device interaction from 1997.

FDA Primer on MRI Magnetic Field Hazards

FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health.

FDA links to MRI safety / testing resources

VA National Center for Patient Safety

VA's NCPS summary of MRI Hazards (does not address cryogen issues).

NCPS summary of MRI Hazards

Dr. Kanal's Site on MRI Safety

Website of Dr. Emanuel Kanal, FACR, with information on MRI Safety.

UPMC MRI safety website

Simply Physics' Website

Website with photos of objects stuck to / in MRI's.

Flying Objects from SymplyPhysics.com

Educational Symposia

Source for MRI safety training videos.

Educational Symposia MRI safety training videos

Magmedix

Vendors of a wide variety of MR-safe furnishings & devices.

Magmedix's Website

Mednovus

Vendors of ferrous-only detector wand and portals.

Mednovus' Website

Junk Architects

Professional architects for the planning, design and construction of MRI suites

Subscribe to Junk Architects' MRI Newsletter

MRI-Planning.com website