Safety
A number of features of MRI scanning can give rise to risks.
These include:
- Powerful magnetic fields
- Radio waves
- Cryogenic liquids
- Noise
- Claustrophobia.
In addition, in cases where MRI contrast agents are used, these also typically have associated risks.
Read more about this topic: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Famous quotes containing the word safety:
“Man gives every reason for his conduct save one, every excuse for his crimes save one, every plea for his safety save one; and that one is his cowardice.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
“Love no man in good earnest, nor no further in sport
neither, than with safety of a pure blush thou mayst in
honor come off again.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Perhaps having built a barricade when you’re sixteen provides you with a sort of safety rail. If you’ve once taken part in building one, even inadvertently, doesn’t its usually latent image reappear like a warning signal whenever you’re tempted to join the police, or support any manifestation of Law and Order?”
—Jean Genet (1910–1986)