Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging is a non-invasive and safe test. As MR works with a strong magnet and radio waves, you need to tell us, if anything of the following applies to you or the person that accompanies you into the exam room:

• Aneurysm clip(s)
• Cardiac pacemaker
• Implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
• Electronic implant or device
• Magnetically-activated implant or device
• Neurostimulation system
• Spinal cord stimulator
• Cochlear implant
• Insulin or infusion pump
• Implanted drug infusion device
• Any type of prosthesis, limb, or implant
• Any metallic fragment or foreign body
• Any external or internal metallic object

Please advise staff if any of the following applies to you:

• Any chance that you may be pregnant
• Having worked around metal shavings or had metal removed from your eyes
• Previous surgeries, including those unrelated to the area being scanned
• Previous cancer diagnosis and treatments
• Gun shot wounds, shrapnel, or BB’s imbedded in skin or internally
• All body piercings and unremovable piercings (i.e. sub-dermal)