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SERIOUS MR SAFETY FOR SERIOUS PROFESSIONALS ®

Ferromagnetic Detector

allowing the Technologist or Radiographer to quickly and easily identify and remove ferromagnetic threats.
NO Invasive searching, pat down or intimate personnel contact required.

OTHER DETECTORS lack the technology to locate the threat, thus leaving the staff guessing and wasting valuable scan time trying to find it.

alerts on the approach of ferromagnetic threats to Zone IV well before the portal is reached. Warning lights can be seen from both inside and outside the magnet room. The greater the threat, the further away the warning is activated. The audio alarm is activated only at the threshold.

OTHER DETECTORS also have visual warnings but they are NOT visible to staff when inside the magnet room. Relying ONLY on acoustic alarm once the ferrous object is already in Zone IV is simply BAD PRACTICE.

Alarm lights can be seen from both inside and outside the MRI room giving the Technologist FULL control. ACR and The Joint Commission require control of Zone IV at all times.

OTHER DETECTORS also have alarm lights, but they are NOT visible to staff when inside the MRI room.

suppresses false warnings and alarms by concentrating only on the threats that are trying to enter the magnet room and ignoring surrounding ferromagnetic disturbance. The use of 24 sensors and 18 detection zones ensures uniform sensitivity and detection reliability from head to toe.
For a list of international patents: click here

OTHER DETECTORS produce great number of irrelevant warnings and false alarms by detecting moving ferrous objects all around the hospital (e.g. techs moving in chairs, gurneys rolling down the hall, close-by elevators, etc...)

for all facility architectural layouts. For outward swinging MRI doors the unit is mounted on the inside part of the door frame. With in-swinging doors on the outside.

OTHER DETECTORS produce image artifacts if installed inside the MRI room. When installed outside the MRI room, one side of the detector is completely blocked by MRI door when opened outwards (85% of the MRI doors open outwards).

by NOT PRODUCING alarm on:

  • Doors (in-swing and out-swing)
  • Exit from the magnet room
  • Cross Traffic
FerrAlert® Encompass automatically detects and logs unintended ferromagnetic objects entering Zone IV. It is the only system that provides a photographic stream and does not require manual logging, thus allowing the technologists to perform uninterrupted patient care without wasting time with self-reporting. The data analysis software allows effortless generation of reports for The Joint Commission inspections. It also allows for the analysis of safety trends that can be shared throughout the entire hospital system.

ACR MRI Safety Manual 2023


Screening with Ferromagnetic Detector (FMD)

Screening for ferromagnetic materials by direct inspection and use of a FMD is recommended prior to entering Zone III and Zone IV.

The use of conventional metal detectors that do not differentiate between ferrous and nonferromagnetic materials is NOT recommended.


Testing of objects that are not electrically activated (e.g., fire extinguishers, IV poles, oxygen tanks, step stools), is to be accomplished by MR Personnel exposing the object to a handheld magnet (>1000 G) or
FERROMAGNETIC DETECTOR.Download ACR MRI Safety Manual Draft


ferromagnetic detector

allowing the Technologist or Radiographer to quickly and easily identify and remove ferromagnetic threats.
NO Invasive searching, pat down or intimate personnel contact required.

OTHER DETECTORS lack the technology to locate the threat, thus leaving the staff guessing and wasting valuable scan time trying to find it.

Ferromagnetic Detection System

alerts on the approach of ferromagnetic threats to Zone IV well before the portal is reached. Warning lights can be seen from both inside and outside the magnet room. The greater the threat, the further away the warning is activated. The audio alarm is activated only at the threshold.

OTHER DETECTORS also have visual warnings but they are NOT visible to staff when inside the magnet room. Relying ONLY on acoustic alarm once the ferrous object is already in Zone IV is simply BAD PRACTICE.

Ferromagnetic Detection System

Alarm lights can be seen from both inside and outside the MRI room giving the Technologist full control. ACR and The Joint Commission require control of Zone IV at all times.

OTHER DETECTORS also have alarm lights, but they are NOT visible to staff when inside the MRI room.

Ferromagnetic Detector

suppresses false warnings and alarms by concentrating only on the threats that are trying to enter the magnet room and ignoring surrounding ferromagnetic disturbance. The use of 24 sensors and 18 detection zones ensures uniform sensitivity and detection reliability from head to toe.

For a list of international patents: click here

OTHER DETECTORS produce great number of irrelevant warnings and false alarms by detecting moving ferrous objects all around the hospital (e.g. techs moving in chairs, gurneys rolling down the hall, close-by elevators, etc...)

Ferromagnetic Detection System

for all facility architectural layouts. For outward swinging MRI doors the unit is mounted on the inside part of the door frame. With in-swinging doors on the outside.

OTHER DETECTORS produce image artifacts if installed inside the MRI room. When installed outside the MRI room, one side of the detector is completely blocked by MRI door when opened outwards (85% of the MRI doors open outwards).

Ferromagnetic Detection Systems

by NOT PRODUCING alarm on:

  • Doors (in-swing and out-swing)
  • Exit from the magnet room
  • Cross Traffic

Ferromagnetic Detectors

FerrAlert™ Encompass automatically detects and logs unintended ferromagnetic objects entering Zone IV. It is the only system that provides a photographic stream and does not require manual logging, thus allowing the technologists to perform uninterrupted patient care without wasting time with self-reporting. The data analysis software allows effortless generation of reports for The Joint Commission inspections. It also allows for the analysis of safety trends that can be shared throughout the entire hospital system.
Ferromagnetic Incident Log Manager


Screening with Ferromagnetic Detector Systems (FMDS)

Screening for ferromagnetic materials by direct inspection and use of a FMDS is recommended prior to entering Zone III and Zone IV. Implanted and on-planted medical devices, both MR Conditional and MR Unsafe, may include ferromagnetic material (including batteries) that can lead to FMDS activation.

The use of conventional metal detectors that do not differentiate between ferrous and nonferromagnetic materials is NOT recommended.


Testing of objects that are not electrically activated (e.g., fire extinguishers, IV poles, oxygen tanks, step stools), is to be accomplished by MR Personnel exposing the object to a handheld magnet (>1000 G) or FERROMAGNETIC DETECTOR.Download ACR MRI Safety Manual Draft

Public comments are accepted until April 14th, 2023. Please visit the ACR website, scroll down to download the draft and submit your comments.Click here to visit ACR website

RECENT ACCIDENTS IN MRI


Another TERRIBLE Accident in MRI
Gurney nearly kills nurse
MRI Accident
On February 23rd, 2023 - at Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center
MRI Accident

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Podcast regarding the accident : click here


Woman shot in buttocks by own gun during MRI appointment.

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Lawyer accidentally shot by own gun in MRI suite dies of his injuries

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Conventional Oxygen Cylinder brought into the MRI room in Bangladesh

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Conventional (NOT MR Compatible) patient monitor was drawn to the MRI scanner, striking both an MRI technologist and the anesthesiologist (causing upper extremity injuries in both)

MRI Accident

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Unsafe anesthesia apparatus flew into the bore of the magnet. Miraculously, this incident resulted in only minor injuries to one of the workers, but could have caused loss of lives of several people

MRI Accident

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Wheelchair labled MR Safe was NOT!

MRI Accident

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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS


ARAB HEALTH 2024
January 29th - February 1st: Dubai, UAE
World Trade Center
For more information visit:

www.arabhealth.com


ARAB HEALTH 2024
Dr. Kanal’s 4th European MRMD/MRSO Course
June 3rd - 5th: London, UK
Millennium Gloucester Hotel
For more information visit:

www.mrisafetymatters.co.uk


ARAB HEALTH 2024
August 4th - 7th: Orlando, USA
Orlando Marriott World Center
For more information visit:

www.ahra.org

ARAB HEALTH 2024
December 1st - 5th: Chicago, USA
McCormick Place
For more information visit:

www.rsna.org

MRI SAFETY EDUCATION


MRI Safety Training

In this episode, Kristan, Bill, and Howard discuss scanning patients with unknown or unlabeled items.

This MRiCast episode is sponsored by Kopp Development through an unrestricted educational grant.


To listen to this podcastclick here

 


MRI Safety Training

Master Series on MR Safety

William Faulkner & Associates provides a comprehensive MR facility safety audit along with both MR personnel training (both Level 1 and Level 2). The areas of focus include those specifically mentioned in the most recent ACR Guidance Document on MR Safety. The live training session for Level 2 personnel are approved for either 1 or 2 Hrs of Category A credit (time of the program is at the discretion of the facility).
To download Site Safety Audit Summary click here

Management of MRI Safety:
Understanding the Risks

(Presented during AHRA 2020)
To view the video click here


MRI Safety Courses

It is our great pleasure to introduce
Dr. Frank G. Shellock´s online MRI Safety Courses.

This series of educational programs on the vital topic of MRI safety was designed to address the needs of staff with specific roles in the MRI department and throughout the hospital or imaging center.
For more informationclick here


MRI Safety Education

We are very proud to sponsor Dr. Kanal´s
MR Medical Director / MR Safety Officer Training Course

The only course targeted specifically at providing the education necessary to comfortably undertake the responsibilities of being an MR Medical Director/MR Safety Officer.
To download Brochureclick here

For more information visit: www.mrisafetycourse.com