Was magnetic resonance imaging scan contraindicated?
Author(s) -
Muhammad K Rafiq
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.11.2008.1283
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , mri scan , computed tomography , radiology , interventional magnetic resonance imaging
An intravenous drug abuser with a retained needle posed a management problem at a neurosurgical unit, having declined magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on safety grounds. However, later, having been assessed by the senior radiologist, she went though the MRI scan safely.
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