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Important Information!
Safety Practices and Guidelines in Magnetic Resonance (MR) Programs

All programs should have published Documentation of the MR safety research training and teaching
policies and protocols that govern screening, including signatures is a practice in MR programs will help
students’ laboratory experiences. requirement. Any contraindications ensure that standard MR safety
Some MR programs might be or concerns should exclude the practices as well as proper
fortunate enough to provide volunteer from participating. All non- educational practices, and the
laboratory scanning experiences for clinical, non-research MRI procedures principles of beneficence are
students, which may include allowing should be performed under direct implemented and followed. 1
students to scan volunteers. supervision of an experienced and References
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Surprisingly, there are principles and qualified MR technologist.
1. Reeder, MD, PhD, Scott B;
guidelines that can be applied for the Additionally, programs should
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appropriate and safe use of MRI in implement a protocol to obtain RN, Titti; Steckner, PhD, MBA,
Michael; Calamante, PhD, Fernando;
human subjects for training and informed consent as well as a On behalf of the ISMRM Safety
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teaching purposes. This practice may protocol for incidental findings. This Committee. (2017). Guidelines for
Documentation and Consent for
not be common for most MR non-clinical, non-research training and
Nonclinical, Nonresearch MRI in
programs; however, if used, it should teaching practice does not require Human Subjects. Journal of Magnetic
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2. Joint Review Committee on
guidelines and protocols created and Review Board (IRB) or Ethics Board;
Education in Radiologic Technology.
followed. although, the program would benefit MR safety screening for all
educational programs. http://
from consulting with their local IRB or
MR is noninvasive and does not use www.jrcert.org/sites/jrcert/uploads/
Ethics Board to ensure consistency documents/
ionizing radiation; nevertheless, October_2015_Newsletter_Final_11
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with local guidelines and laws.
volunteers, which may include _04_15.pdf. Published 2014.
students, must undergo appropriate MR programs may find it necessary to Accessed March 13, 2017.
3. Joint Review Committee on
MR safety screening. Programs must have students scan volunteers to
Education in Radiologic Technology.
establish a MR safety screening educate and instruct students in 2014 JRCERT Magnetic Resonance
Standards for an accredited
protocol that assures students are appropriate clinical practice; however, educational program. http://
appropriately screened for magnetic the program must assure appropriate www.jrcert.org/programs-faculty/
jrcert-standards/. Published 2014.
wave and/or radiofrequency hazards and safe MR practices are in place.
Accessed March 13, 2017.
to ensure student safety as well as Developing strict guidelines and
proper educational practices. protocols for this non-clinical, non-
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MR Safety Screening Protocol Quick Tip

Completed student screening forms of websites with information, including
for MR as well as MR safety links to free MRI safety screening forms
instruction provided prior to clinical and videos on MRI safety.
rotations will provide assurance of http://www.acr.org/quality-safety/
an MR safety screening radiology-safety/mr-safety
protocol. Listed below are a couple
http://www.ismrm.org/smrt/