MR unsafe
  • Any device which is known to threaten or pose hazard in all MR environments
  • Most pacemakers
  • Insulin pumps
  • Most implantable cardioverter / defibrillators
  • Metal foreign bodies in the eye
MR conditional
  • Any device which is demonstrated to pose NO hazard in a specific MR environment with specified conditions
  • Most metallic heart valves
  • Intra-coronary stents
  • Prosthetic joints
  • Dentures
MR safe
  • Any device which is known to pose NO hazard in all MR environments
  • Only assume that a device is MR safe if it has the indicated logo on it
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