Ferromagnetic Detection System

Installation inside the Magnet Room for an out-swing door configuration

Pass-through perpendicular to the wall installation

Unobtrusive parallel to the wall installation

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Tags: Ferromagnetic Detection System, MRI Safety

New Standard for the Design of MRI Suite

Conceptual Layout of an MRI Suite in line with the 4-Zone Principle Affirmed by the American College of Radiology

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An indispensable guide to the design of a contemporary MRI suite (with all the MRI safety requirements properly addressed) can be obtained from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Tags: MRI safety, layout plan, 4-zone principle, MRI suite, ferromagnetic screening

Sources:

ACR Guidance Document for Safe MR Practices: 2007

MRI Design Guide by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (April 2008)