Safety improvements urged for MRI facilities.

Mike Mitka

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Safety improvements urged for MRI facilities.

November 16, 2005

Mitka M. JAMA. 2005;294(17):2145-8.

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This news story from JAMA summarizes a teleconference on magnetic resonance imaging safety and shares some of the improvement strategies suggested by experts.

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