Elements of Effective Patient Screening to Improve Safety in MRI

Conducting magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) safety screening is not a new idea and has developed as a proved method in efforts to ensure patient safety and prevent accidents in the magnetic resonance (MR) environment. A growing number of surgical procedures with implanted medical devices have complicated MR screening and added to the workload of Level 2 personnel. Level 2 staff members are trained to understand and implement screening procedures and should be consulted by all individuals requiring access to the MR environment. All the steps have potential gaps, but as a whole offer efficient and effective tools to alleviate MR-related accidents.