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- From: cfaks@ux1.cts.eiu.edu (Alice Sanders)
- Subject: Re: MRI, is it safe?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul23.015139.25874@ux1.cts.eiu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 01:51:39 GMT
- References: <1992Jul21.224910.27246@ux1.cts.eiu.edu> <DRAND.92Jul22134536@spinner.osf.org>
- Organization: Eastern Illinois University
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- >(Alice Sanders writes:)
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- > I need some feedback asap. I'm supposed to have an MRI on my shoulder
- tomorrow a.m. Is it completely safe? Hurry. Thanks.
-
- (Douglas Rand writes:_)
- >
- >There aren't any known side effects -- unless you have metal in
- >your body. Then the strong magnets could, ah, apply force to the
- >metal and thus to you. But it's safe otherwise.
- >
- (NEW)
- What about fillings in your teeth and/or wire orthodontic braces? WOuld
- those cause any harm?
-
- Thanks.
-
- Alice
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