Veterinary MRI Safety: Heating & Patient Burn Prevention
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is considered to be a safe medical imaging technique. It does not use ionizing radiation like X-rays or CT scans, which can potentially damage cells or DNA. Instead, MRI uses strong magnetic fields and radio waves to generate images of the inside of the body. In veterinary medicine we must anesthetize the patient when scanning so that they remain completely still and properly positioned for the scan. Due to the small size of most veterinary patients, hypothermia is much more common during general anesthesia, however, industry wide we are receiving increased requests for information on patient heating and burn.
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