MRSO - Implants and Devices - Module 5
Questions & 100% Correct Answers
MR screening should be
✓ ~~> -verbal and interactive
✓ -performed by Level 2 MR Personnel
MR screening should not be
✓ ~~> simplified
Who defines terms for marking medical devices in MR environment?
✓ ~~> ASTM
According to ASTM, MR Safe is applied to items that:
✓ ~~> Items that pose no known hazard in ANY MR environment
Ex: wood, glass, plastic
According to ASTM, MR Unsafe is applied to items that:
✓ ~~> Item that poses unacceptable risk in MR environment
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According to ASTM, MR Conditional is applied to items that:
✓ ~~> Item that has demonstrated safety within the MR environment
within defined conditions
Categories of devices
✓ ~~> passive
active: contain electrical components
Metallic implants are subjected to:
✓ ~~> -static magnetic field interactions
-heating (RF, gradients): length / loops
-induced currents (gradients)
-operational
-artifacts
Workflow for implants:
✓ ~~> -identify device
-determine FDA labeling
-If conditional, determine if conditions can be maintained
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If item can't be identified or labeling can not be determined, risk vs benefit is
determined by
✓ ~~> radiologist
Procedures when determining implant assessment should be
✓ ~~> documented in writing
Conditions regarding safety and compatibility applies only to
✓ ~~> specifically tested conditions
If safety or compatibility of a device is not documented in writing, one should
✓ ~~> never assume safety information
Who is responsible for ensuring that published conditions of use are correct,
up-to-date, and available for MR personnel
✓ ~~> device manufacturer
Advisable to maintain a copy of conditions of use in:
✓ ~~> patient's medical record
Resources for positively identifying implant or device
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