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TÜV SÜD Receives Accreditation for MRI Safety Testing as Part of its Expansion Plan

NEW BRIGHTON, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TÜV SÜD, a trusted global partner offering a comprehensive portfolio of testing, certification, and auditing services, recently announced their Scope of ...
Grand Forks Herald

Medicare won't fund MRIs for patients with new MRI-safe pacemakers

Hospitals across the country have been cranking out news releases this week about patients who are among the first to receive a new MRI-safe pacemaker from Medtronic. But Medicare patients with the ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Mayo Clinic studies active implants and MRI safety: 5 things to know

Inaccurate patient information and outdated vendor manuals can lead to safety risks for patients with active, implanted medical devices during MRIs, according to a study published Oct. 3 in Current ...
Medscape

FDA Approves First "MRI-Safe" Pacemaker

February 9, 2011 (Silver Spring, Maryland) — The FDA approved the first pacemaker specifically designed to be safe with magnetic resonance imaging scans [1]. Following the unanimous advice of its ...
Medscape

MRI of implantable devices: Do we need safer devices, safer scanning procedures, or both?

La Jolla, CA - Just as some of the first so-called "MRI-safe" implantable cardiac devices are starting to seek FDA approval, leaders of the first large registry to address MRI safety are cautioning ...
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MED Institute obtained FDA qualification of their MDDT (Medical Device Development Tool) for Virtual MRI Safety Evaluations

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MED Institute obtained FDA qualification of their MDDT (Medical Device Development Tool) for virtual MRI safety evaluations, to determine if MRI imaging is safe ...