ED MRI: Safety, Consent, and Regulatory Considerations

Ruhani Doda Khera; Joshua A Hirsch; Karen Buch; Sanjay Saini

doi:10.1016/j.mric.2022.04.011

ED MRI: Safety, Consent, and Regulatory Considerations

Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2022 Aug;30(3):553-563. doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2022.04.011.

Authors

Ruhani Doda Khera¹, Joshua A Hirsch², Karen Buch³, Sanjay Saini⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Austen2 (222), 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: rdodakhera@mgh.harvard.edu.
² Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Gray 2, Neuro-Interventional Radiology, 55, Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
³ Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Gray 2 (241K), 55, Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Austen 2 (222), 55, Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.

PMID: 35995479
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2022.04.011

Abstract

MRI is a vital examination in the emergency department, especially in patients with stroke, spinal cord compression, cardiovascular emergencies, appendicitis, and trauma. It is important to consider its underlying safety hazards because of its strong magnetic and radio frequency fields. Multiple resources are available to guide radiology departments on the safe functioning of an MRI site. Four-zone site layout, MR compatibility labeling, MR personnel training, detailed screening process, access control, and appropriate implementation of safety policies and procedures are all necessary to maintain a safe and hazard-free MR environment.

Keywords: Emergency MRI; MR accidents; MR consent; MR safety; MRI safety zones; MRI screening.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Equipment Safety
Humans
Informed Consent
Magnetic Resonance Imaging* / methods
Radiology Department, Hospital*