Recommendations to Prevent MRI-Related Skin Burns Following a Systematic Review

Congress:

ECR 2024

Poster Number:

C-13513

Type:

Scientific Exhibit

Keywords:

MR physics, Radiographers, MR, Safety, Education and training

Authors:

C. Baker, B. J. Nugent, D. Grainger, J. D. Hewis, C. Malamateniou

DOI:

10.26044/ecr2024/C-13513

DOI-Link:

https://dx.doi.org/10.26044/ecr2024/C-13513

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Fig 1: Safe patient padding of a typical MRI scan of a shoulder to prevent skin burns

Table 1: Recommended actions to assist in preventing skin thermal injuries

Fig 2: Simplified recommendations: Remove, Insulate, Communicate

Table 2: Results per primary theme and corresponding percentage of reporting of each...