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ExpressionMR400InstructionsforUse GuidelinesandReferencesE3
12. Donotpositionelectricallyconductivematerialsacrossanexternalmetallicprosthesis
(e.g.,externalfixationdevice,cervicalfixationdevice,etcetera)orsimilardevicethatisin
directcontactwiththepatient.
13. Al lowonlyproperlytrainedindividualstooperatedevices(e.g.,monitoring
equipment)in
theMRenvironment.
14. Followallmanufacturerinstructionsfortheproperoperationandmaintenanceof
physiologicmonitoringorothersimilarelectronicequipmentintendedforuseduringMR
procedures.
15. ElectricaldevicesthatdonotappeartobeoperatingproperlyduringtheMRprocedure
shouldberemovedfromthepatientimmediately.
16. Closely
monitorthepatientduringtheMRprocedure.Ifthepatientreportssensationsof
heatingorotherunusualsens ation,discontinuetheMRprocedureimmediatelyand
performathoroughassessmentofthesituation.
17. RFsurfacecoil decouplingfailurescancauselocalizedRFpowerdepositionlevelstoreach
excessivelevels.TheMRsystemoperator
willrecognizesuchafailureasasetofconcentric
semicirclesinthetissueontheassociatedMRimageorasanunusualamountofimage
nonuniformityrelatedtothepositionoftheRFcoil.
Theadoptionoftheseguidelineswillhelptoensurethatpatientsafetyismaintained,especially
asmoreconductivematerialsandelectronicallyactivateddevicesareusedinassociationwith
MRprocedures.
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