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Screening adolescents for metallic foreign bodies before MR procedures
Author(s) -
Elmquist Carolin,
Shellock Frank G.,
Stoller David
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/jmri.1880050629
Subject(s) - foreign bodies , medicine , radiology , medical physics , surgery
The report describes a case in which routine prescreening procedures were found to be inadequate for an adolescent patient referred for MR imaging. Recommendations are provided to correct this potential problem.