The Reference Manual for Magnetic Resonance Safety, Implants and Devices: 2009 Edition (650 pages) is an indispensable textbook for radiologists, MRI technologists, and facility managers. This internationally acclaimed series includes fully updated guidelines and recommendations from the latest information in the peer-reviewed literature as well as documents developed by various professional and governmental organizations (ACR, FDA, NEMA, MDA, IEC and the Institute for Magnetic Resonance, Safety, Education and Research). Features of the 2009 Edition include patient screening forms in English and Spanish and guidelines for scanning patients with electronically-activated devices. -Section I presents fully updated safety guidelines and recommendations. -Section II has the latest information for implants, devices, and materials tested for the MRI environment. -Updated information pertaining to MRI Contrast Agents and Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) is included along with websites to monitor emerging findings. -An Appendix provides website information for more than 150 biomedical companies to facilitate finding the latest company information for implants and devices. The List now has information for more than 2,200 objects with over 900 implants tested at 3-Tesla.
