- CDRH HOME PAGE - http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/index.html
- MRI Safety information from the FDA, Very Official and a search page too.
- The CMRS Web Site - http://www.cmrs.com/
- Clinical Magnetic Resonance Society home page.
- Magnetic Shield Corporation - http://www.magnetic-shield.com/
- Shielding for your magnetic field.
- MRI Safety - http://www.mrisafety.com/
- a web site that has crucial information for healthcare providers and patients.
- MµShield Magnetic Shielding - http://www.mushield.com/
- Magnetic Shield Design and Manufacturing. Monitor Enclosures designed to eliminate EMI, technical notes, heat treating.
- SMRT Home Page( Society of MRI Technologists, International) - http://www.ismrm.org/smrt/
- MRI Technologist Society. Some safety information.
- Linear Research Associates - http://www.linres.com/
- Active magnetic shielding and magnetic field compensation systems.
- Magnet safety - http://opie.nmr.siu.edu/images/magnet.jpg
- An example of not quite careful enough.
- Magnet Shielding - http://www.acornnmr.com/appnotes/shielding.htm
- Explains why some people over react about stray magnetic fields.
- Modern Health Article on importance of MRI Safety - http://www.junkarchitects.com/article/modhealth_article_email.htm
- Editorial published by Modern Healthcare on the importance of MRI safety in design and construction of MRI suites. Article written by Robert Junk and Tobias Gilk.
- MRI Safety: Ferrous-Only Metal Detectors - http://www.diagnosticimaging.com/dinews/2004041302.shtml
- Article on Diagnostic Imaging website on MRI Safety and new ferrous-only metal detectors. Features quotes from Lindgren Shitelding and Junk Architects.
- Junk Architects - MRI Suite Safety - http://www.mri-planning.com/
- Architects specializing in design of MRI suites. Contains links to resources, articles and information on presentations on MRI suite safety issues.
- MRI shielding - http://www.fms-corp.com/
- MRI and magnetic field shielding. Active and passive magnetic field shielding.
- Simply Physics Photo Archive of MRI Accidents - http://www.simplyphysics.com/flying_objects.html
- Collected photos of ferrous objects drawn to MRI machines by what is called the 'missile-effect.'
- American Institute of Architects - Academy of Architecture for Health - http://www.aia.org/journal_aah.cfm?pagename=aah_jrnl_20051019_mri&dspl=1&article=article
- Article from the AIA's healthcare design journal on architects' and engineers' role in designing MRI facilities for patient safety.
- Lindgren Enclosures - http://www.ets-lindgren.com
- Lindgren is a supplier of shielding solutions for electromagnetic and radio frequency. (EMI/RFI)
- MRI Safety - http://www.mrc.wayne.edu/safety.htm
- A fairly complete run down of usual magnet and RF safety rules as they pertain to a specific facility with a MRI system in place.
- MRI-Planning Video Download Page - http://www.mri-planning.com/videos/video_dl.html
- Videos for download showing simulations of MRI accidents and a MRI magnet explosion resulting from failed cryogen vent.
- SDI Canada - http://www.sdicanada.ca/en/index.html
- Provides worldwide RF and MRI shielding solutions for your system.
- Assessing risks of superconductive magnet quenches - http://opie.nmr.siu.edu/quenches.html
- Safety information from the NMR Facility - Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
- MRI Metal Detector - http://mrimetaldetector.com/blog/
- Useful information in the use of specialized ferrous-only metal detectors (ferromagnetic detection) for safety screening of MRI patients.
- ACR Guidance Document for Safe MR Practices: 2007 - http://www.acr.org/secondarymainmenucategories/quality_safety/mrsafety/safe_mr07.aspx
- Updated, revised and significantly expanded version of the ACR's MR safety standard.
- Veterans Administration MRI Design Guide - http://www.va.gov/facmgt/standard/dg_imag.asp
- From this page you can download the four parts of the 2008 revision to the MRI Design Guide addressing MRI suite design, clinical practice and patient safety.
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