title: Was magnetic resonance imaging scan contraindicated?
abstract: An intravenous drug abuser with a retained needle posed a management problem at a neurosurgical unit, having declined magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on safety grounds. However, later, having been assessed by the senior radiologist, she went though the MRI scan safely.
authors.affiliation: Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Neurology, Flat 29, 5 Beechill Road, Sheffield S10 2RA, UK.
authors.forename: Muhammad Khizar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Rafiq