title: Standardized MR terminology and reporting of implants and devices as recommended by the American College of Radiology Subcommittee on MR Safety.
abstract: Considerable confusion exists among the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging user community as to how to determine whether a patient with a metal implanted device can be safely imaged in an MR imaging unit. Although there has been progress by the device manufacturers in specifying device behavior in a magnetic field, and some MR imaging manufacturers provide maps of the "spatial gradients," there remains significant confusion because of the lack of standardized terminology and reporting guidelines. The American College of Radiology, through its Subcommittee on MR Safety, has proposed standardized terminology that will contribute to greater safety and understanding for screening metal implants and/or devices prior to MR imaging.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa (E.K., E.S.); Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware St, SE MMC 292, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (J.F.); Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California at San Francisco and UCSF-Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, Calif (A.J.B.); Department of Radiology, University of Colorado, Denver, Colo (J.B.); Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, Calif (W.B.); Cardiology Associates of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn (J.R.G.); Office of Clinical Affairs, University of Michigan Health System and Red Forest Consulting LLC, Ann Arbor, Mich (J.G.); Proscan International, Cincinnati, Ohio (T.G.); Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis (E.J.); Radiology Associates of Fox Valley, Neenah, Wis (P.L.); Durham Radiology Associates, Durham, NC (J.L.); Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif (F.G.S.); Department of Radiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn (J.W.); Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio (B.L.W.); and Department of Quality and Safety, American College of Radiology, Reston, Va (D.H.).
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mesh_terms: D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D059346:Magnets; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012015:Reference Standards; D009626:Terminology as Topic