(Reuters) - Evidence is mounting that MRI scans may be safe for people with pacemakers or implanted defibrillators, according to the latest study on the issue that appeared in the American Journal of ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Medtronic said Monday that it has been cleared to market a heart defibrillator implant that can be safely used in an MRI scanner. Medtronic's Evera MRI SureScan is designated "MR ...

An estimated 3 million patients visit emergency departments each year with acute chest pain and mildly elevated troponin levels. High levels of troponin, a protein, occur when the heart muscle is ...

In 1997, FDA published a draft document recommending that individuals with implanted pacemakers should not enter magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedure rooms or come within the 5-G line around the ...

This prospective study included 135 patients (median age, 67 years; 66 women) who underwent MRI-guided SBRT for liver metastases across seven international centres between April 2019 and April 2023.

MRI had a 98% rate of detecting cancer in asymptomatic pregnant persons, according to a study published Dec. 4 in The New England Journal of Medicine. As part of an ongoing study, researchers from the ...

Pacemakers are life saving, but they can also prevent you from getting a crucial MRI scan when you need it. But now manufacturers are making models that are more MRI friendly. For Joyce Schwartz an ...

An MRI is an imaging test that creates detailed images of organs. It can help doctors detect conditions that affect the gallbladder, such as gallstones and gallbladder cancer. An MRI is usually a safe ...

Doctors can often see signs of meningitis and its complications on an MRI. But MRI alone is usually not enough to confirm a diagnosis. Meningitis is a serious and urgent condition. According to the ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - What was supposed to be a routine MRI scan quickly became a freak accident at a Bay Area hospital. From the outside, it was an ordinary February day at Kaiser Permanente’s ...