Survey identifies false sense of security over MRI safety

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Dec. 16, 2019- By: Philip Ward

A false sense of security exists when it comes to MRI safety, and many staff members are unaware of reported incidents within their own department, a large Swedish survey has found. The results were posted online on 13 December by European Radiology.

"This national survey has shown that safety incidents resulting in human injury, material damage, and close calls in clinical MR environments do occur. Risk level of these incidents is high," noted lead author Boel Hansson from the department of medical imaging and physiology at Ska°ne University Hospital in Lund.

Using CT for comparison highlighted that hospital managers might now consider safety and feedback differently, depending on the modality, stated Hansson and colleagues.

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