Common Healthcare Related Instruments Subjected To Magnetic Attraction Study (CHRISTMAS): prospective in situ experimental study.
Shao Jin OngKoon Liang ChiaTeik Choon SeeMartin John GravesDesmond HoonJoanne HangLycia TeoPeijing SuJames Thomas Patrick Decourcy HallinanMichael OngBertrand Wl AngSwee Tian QuekPublished in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2023)
The study highlights the potential for harm (major tissue damage and bone fractures) when commonly found objects in a healthcare setting are unintentionally brought into the MRI scanner room. Patients and healthcare professionals need to be aware of the dangers associated with bringing ferromagnetic objects into the MRI environment.
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