3.0-Tesla MR Safety Information for Implants and Devices AccuRx Constant Flow Implantable Pump and Duracath Intraspinal Catheter Acoustic Noise and MRI Procedures ActiFlo Indwelling Bowel Catheter System Actipatch Activa (Neurostimulation) System (Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN) Alsius Intravascular Temperature Management Ambulatory Infusion Systems Aneurysm Clips Baha, Bone Conduction Implant Bioeffects of Gradient Magnetic Fields Bioeffects of Radiofrequency Fields Bioeffects of Static Magnetic Fields Biopsy Needles, Markers, and Devices Body Piercing Jewelry and MRI Safety Bone Fusion (Spinal) Stimulator BRAVO pH Monitoring System Breast Tissue Expanders and Implants Cardiac Pacemaker: EnRhythm MRI SureScan Pacing System Cardiac Pacemakers, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs), and Cardiac Monitors Cardiovascular Catheters, Other Catheters, and Accessories Carotid Artery Vascular Clamps Celsius Control System Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt Valves and Accessories Claustrophobia, Anxiety, and Emotional Distress Cochlear Implants Coils, Filters, Stents, and Grafts Coronary Artery Stents: Bare Metal and Drug Eluting Cranial Flap Fixation Clamps and Similar Devices Dental Implants, Devices, and Materials Diaphragms Dressings Containing Silver and MRI ECG Electrodes ENTERRA THERAPY, Gastric Electrical Stimulation (GES) Epicardial Pacing Wires and Intracardiac Pacing Wires: MRI Procedures ESSURE Device External Fixation Devices Extremity MR System Safety Considerations Fiber-Optic Lead Used for the Photonic Temporary Pacemaker FlexTip Plus Epidural Catheter and the StimuCath Continuous Peripheral Nerve Block Catheter Foley Catheter with Temperature Sensor, Bardex Latex-Free Temperature-Sensing 400-Series Foley Catheter Foley Catheters With and Without Temperature Sensors Foreign Bodies and Screening FREEHAND System, Implantable Functional Neurostimulator Glaucoma Drainage Implants (Shunt Tubes) Guidewires Halo Vests and Cervical Fixation Devices Hearing Aids and Other Hearing Systems Heart Valves and Annuloplasty Rings Hemostatic Clips, Other Clips, Fasteners, and Staples InSound XT Series and Lyric Hearing Device Insulin Pumps InterStim Therapy for Urinary Control (Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN) Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) IsoMed Implantable Constant Flow Infusion Pump (Medtronic, Inc.) Licox CC1.P1 Oxygen and Temperature Probe, Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitoring System (Integra NeuroSciences, Plainsboro, NJ) Magnetically Activated Implants and Devices Magnevist: Frequently Asked Questions Medivance Nasogastric Sump Tube withYSI Series 400 Temperature Sensor Metallic Orbital Foreign Bodies and Screening Miscellaneous Implants and Devices "Missile Effect" Accidents and Prevention Monitoring Patients in the MR Environment MRI Contrast Agent Safety MRI Contrast Agent: Magnevist - Product Insert Information MRI Contrast Agent: MultiHance - Product Insert Information MRI Contrast Agent: Omniscan - Product Insert Information MRI Contrast Agent: ProHance - Product Insert Information MRI Contrast Agents and Adverse Reactions MRI Contrast Agents and Breast Feeding Mothers MRI Contrast Agents and Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) MRI Contrast Agents and Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF): Review Article MRI Contrast Agents and NSF: Websites and Links to Obtain Current Information MRI Contrast Agents and Pregnant Patients MRI Information for Patients MRI Issues for Hemodynamic Monitoring, Epicardial Pacing Wires, and Temporary Pacing Devices* MultiHance: Frequently Asked Questions Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF): A Serious Late Adverse Reaction to Gadodiamide Neurostimulation (Neuromodulation) Systems: General Information Neurostimulation System: Deep Brain Stimulation Ocular Implants, Lens Implants, and Devices Orthopedic Implants Otologic Implants Oxygen Tanks & Gas Cylinders PDA, ASD, VSD Occluders and Patent Foramen Ovale Closure Devices Pellets and Bullets Penile Implants Pessary/Pessaries PillCam, M2A Capsule Endoscopy Device Post-Op Patients and MRI Procedures Pregnant Patients and MRI Procedures Pregnant Technologists and Healthcare Workers Prevention of Excessive Heating and Burns Reveal DX 9528 and Reveal XT 9529, Insertable Cardiac Monitors Reveal Plus Insertable Loop Recorder RF Bion Microstimulator SAM Sling, SAM Medical Products Scleral Buckle (Scleral Buckling Procedure) Screening Patients and Individuals Signs to Control Access to the MRI Environment Sleuth Implantable ECG Monitoring System (Model 2010 SLEUTH IMD) Spinal Cord Stimulation Systems: Medtronic Spinal Cord Stimulation Systems: St. Jude Medical St. Jude Medical (SJM) Confirm, Implantable Cardiac Monitor Surgical Instruments and Devices Sutures SynchroMed, SynchroMed EL, and SynchroMed II Drug Infusion Systems Tattoos, Permanent Cosmetics, and Eye Makeup Terminology With Regard to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Implants and Devices TheraSeed Radioactive Seed Implant Transdermal Patches and MRI Procedures Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Vagal Nerve Stimulator, VNS Therapy, NeuroCybernetic Prosthesis (NCP) System Vascular Access Ports, Infusion Pumps, Catheters, and Accessories VeriChip Microtransponder VOCARE Bladder Control System, Implantable Functional Neuromuscular Stimulator, Neurostimulation System WEBSITES FOR BIOMEDICAL COMPANIES   (c) 2009/2010 by Shellock R & D Services, Inc. and Frank G. 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