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MR Safety Essentials for Nurses

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This chapter will focus on describing the main safety issues of MRI, including pertinent background physics related to safety. This chapter will cover practical tips for keeping patients and staff safe in the MR environment. An overview of implanted medical devices including MR Conditional active devices, off-label (MR unsafe) active devices, and passive implanted devices will be presented. The unique challenges of monitoring patients in MRI as well as contrast agent used for MR will be presented.

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Acknowledgements

The author acknowledges the MR safety and physics discussions with Michael Steckner, PhD, MBA.

Disclaimer: The opinions and assertions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Uniformed Services University or the U.S. Department of Defense.

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  1. Department of Radiology & Radiological Sciences, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA

    Maureen N. Hood PhD, RN, RT (R)(MR), FSMRT, FAHA

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    Kathleen A. Gross

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Hood, M.N. (2020). MR Safety Essentials for Nurses. In: Gross, K. (eds) Advanced Practice and Leadership in Radiology Nursing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32679-1_16

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