MRI Safety Overview: Devices and Specific Absorption Rate - Video Lesson

Hey, everybody. Welcome to this overview of safety in magnetic resonance imaging. This lesson provides an overview of MRI safety focusing on device safety and specific absorption rate or SAR. Device and equipment safety is a critical component of MRI safety. These items are sorted into three categories. Let's break down these categories. M r safe devices and pieces of equipment are completely non magnetic, non conductive, and non RF reactive. MR safe devices do not interact with the magnetic field of the MRI scanner, making them safe to use in all zones, including zone four or the scanner room. It's essential to verify that a device is genuinely MR safe by checking the manufacturer's labeling and documentation. MR safe equipment should be accurately labeled to prevent confusion in the MR suite. MR conditional devices, as the name suggests, can be used safely in