Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, US, and its sister facility in Overland Park, have deployed Mednovus’ Safescan ferromagnetic detection systems to increase MRI safety.
The hand-held Safescan Target Scanner and the pass-through Safescan Intercept Pillar system will help to reduce the risk of patients and staff being harmed by equipment brought into the scanning room.
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According to the FDA’s database, magnetically drawn projectiles – including scissors, oxgyen masks and hospital beds – are the second biggest cause of accidents in MRI rooms.
