Common Healthcare Related Instruments Subjected To Magnetic Attraction Study (CHRISTMAS): prospective in situ experimental study
Objective To investigate the behaviour of common healthcare related objects in a 3 tesla (T) MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanner, examining their ability to self-propel towards the scanner bore and their potential for tissue penetration. Design Prospective in situ experimental study. Setting Clinical 3 T MRI scanner. Customised rig designed and built to guide objects towards the scanner bore. Participants 12 categories of objects commonly found in hospitals, or on patients or healthcare professionals, or near an MRI scanning room. Human tissue penetration simulated with ballistic gel (Fed...
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