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Chapter 2 - Early Daze: Your First Week in MR

from Part I - The Basic Stuff

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2017

Donald W. McRobbie ,
Elizabeth A. Moore ,
Martin J. Graves  and
Martin R. Prince
Donald W. McRobbie
Affiliation:
South Australian Medical Imaging, Adelaide, Australia
Elizabeth A. Moore
Affiliation:
Philips Research Laboratories, The Netherlands
Martin J. Graves
Affiliation:
Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge UK
Martin R. Prince
Affiliation:
Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
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MRI from Picture to Proton , pp. 11 - 25
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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American College of Radiology Expert panel on MR Safety (2013) ‘ACR guidance document on MR safe practices: 2013’. JMRI 37:501–530.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
American Society for Testing and Materials (2013) ‘Standard practice for marking medical devices and other items for safety in the magnetic resonance environment’. www.astm.org/Standards/F2503.htm [accessed 10 December 2013].Google Scholar
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International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection (2004) ‘Medical magnetic resonance (MR) procedures: protection of patients’. Health Physics 87:197–216CrossRefGoogle Scholar
International Electrotechnical Commission (2013) ‘Medical electrical equipment – Part 2–33: particular requirements for the safety of magnetic resonance equipment for medical diagnosis edition: 3.1’. IEC 60601-2-33. www.iec.ch/webstore [accessed 22 March 2015].Google Scholar
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) (2014) Safety Guidelines for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Equipment in Clinical Use. London: MHRA.Google Scholar
Netherlands Working Group on MR Safety (2008) ‘Using MRI safely: practical rules for employees’. www.ismrm.org/smrt/files/20081210_Dutch_Guidelines_on_MR_Safety.pdf [accessed 23 March 2016].Google Scholar
Shellock, FG (2015) Reference Manual for Magnetic Resonance Safety 2015. Salt Lake City, UT: Amirsys Inc. (New edition published annually.)Google Scholar
Shellock, FG and Crues, JV (eds) (2013) Magnetic Resonance Procedures: Health Effects and Safety. Los Angeles, CA: Biomedical Research Publishing.Google Scholar

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