title: I had a pacemaker inserted a few years ago to control my heart rate. Recently, my doctor recommended  that I have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of my spine to determine the cause of my lower back pain. Is it safe for me to have the MRI?
mesh_terms: D000075202:Contraindications; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial