MRI is safe for non-MRI PM and ICD's

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Conclusions

In this study, device or lead failure did not occur in any patient with a non–MRI-conditional pacemaker or ICD who underwent clinically indicated nonthoracic MRI at 1.5 tesla, was appropriately screened, and had the device reprogrammed in accordance with the prespecified protocol."

 

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1603265

4 Comments

Interesting; thanks Bill

by IAN MC - 2017-02-23 04:38:39

Encouraging that there were no deaths and no-one got fried from the inside !

I've often wondered how they get " volunteers" for these studies 

Ian

Thank you.

by Jillygirl - 2017-02-23 07:14:16

Thanks Bill, very interesting . :)

jillygirl

MRI

by azkaren - 2017-02-24 17:50:33

I have a pinched nerve in my neck. In order for dr to inject something into it he ordered an mri. My pacemaker, installed 6-2014, is Medtronic and ok for mris. I couldn't find an imaging place that would do it. I'm having a ct scan instead.

Azkaren

by BillH - 2017-02-24 22:43:06

From what I have heard that is still a problem.

Even with the MRI qualified device the protocol requires that it be put in safe state and then the setting be returned afterwards. So that eliminates an free standing MRI's.

 

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