Web Directory

» ACR Guidance Document for Safe MR Practices: 2007
   Updated, revised and significantly expanded version of the ACR's MR safety standard.
   http://www.acr.org/SecondaryMainMenuCategories/quality_safety/MRSafety/safe_mr07.aspx

» American Institute of Architects - Academy of Architecture for Health
   Article from the AIA's healthcare design journal on architects' and engineers' role in designing MRI facilities for patient safety.
   http://www.aia.org/journal_aah.cfm?pagename=aah_jrnl_20051019_mri&dspl=1&article=article

» Assessing risks of superconductive magnet quenches
   Safety information from the NMR Facility - Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
   http://opie.nmr.siu.edu/quenches.html

» Junk Architects - MRI Suite Safety
   Architects specializing in design of MRI suites. Contains links to resources, articles and information on presentations on MRI suite safety issues.
   http://www.mri-planning.com/

» Lindgren Enclosures
   Lindgren is a supplier of shielding solutions for electromagnetic and radio frequency. (EMI/RFI)
   http://www.ets-lindgren.com

» Linear Research Associates
   Active magnetic shielding and magnetic field compensation systems.
   http://www.linres.com/

» MRI Metal Detector
   Useful information in the use of specialized ferrous-only metal detectors (ferromagnetic detection) for safety screening of MRI patients.
   http://mrimetaldetector.com/blog/

» MRI Safety
   A fairly complete run down of usual magnet and RF safety rules as they pertain to a specific facility with a MRI system in place.
   http://www.mrc.wayne.edu/safety.htm

» MRI safety
   Some information from the FDA about Magnet safety.
   http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/ucm135362.htm

» MRI shielding
   MRI and magnetic field shielding. Active and passive magnetic field shielding.
   http://www.fms-corp.com

» Magnet Shielding
   Explains why some people over react about stray magnetic fields.
   http://www.acornnmr.com/appnotes/shielding.htm

» Magnet safety
   An example of not quite careful enough.
   http://opie.nmr.siu.edu/images/magnet.jpg

» Magnetic Shield Corporation
   Shielding for your magnetic field.
   http://www.magnetic-shield.com/

» MµShield Magnetic Shielding
   Magnetic Shield Design and Manufacturing. Monitor Enclosures designed to eliminate EMI, technical notes, heat treating.
   http://www.mushield.com/

» SDI Canada
   Provides worldwide RF and MRI shielding solutions for your system.
   http://www.sdicanada.ca/en/index.html

» SMRT Home Page( Society of MRI Technologists, International)
   MRI Technologist Society. Some safety information.
   http://www.ismrm.org/smrt/

» Simply Physics Photo Archive of MRI Accidents
   Collected photos of ferrous objects drawn to MRI machines by what is called the 'missile-effect.'
   http://www.simplyphysics.com/flying_objects.html

» The CMRS Web Site
   Clinical Magnetic Resonance Society home page.
   http://www.cmrs.com/