Dear AuntMinnieEurope Member,
Last week's frightening accident in Sweden has focused attention on MRI safety and raised concerns about whether the medical imaging community may be taking safety for granted, given the maturity of the technology.
Several questions remain unanswered. How, exactly, did an experienced specialist nurse get pulled up into the scanner? What garment was he wearing? Why weren't the security guards made aware of the potential dangers of entering the MRI suite? What warning signs were on display? Hopefully the police investigation will provide some answers in the weeks ahead.
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