MRI accident kills elderly man carrying oxygen cylinder
MRI accident kills an elderly South Korean man carrying oxygen cylinder according to KBC news.
Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI uses a powerful magnetic field, radio waves, rapidly changing magnetic fields, and a computer to create images that show whether or not there is an injury, disease process, or abnormal condition present.
It is the preferred procedure for diagnosing a large number of potential problems or abnormal conditions that may affect different parts of the body.
The powerful magnetic field of the MR system can attract objects made from certain metals (i.e., known as ferromagnetic) and cause them to move suddenly and with great force.MRI machines are equipped with magnets so powerful that metallic objects in the vicinity of the machine can turn into lethal projectiles.
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