Evaluation of MRI Safety form in MRI Centers .

Abstract

This study was done to evaluate the National safety form in MRI centers as well as to compare the national safety form with the international one. II The study was done at Khartoum Advancing Diagnostic Center (KADC), Elrabat University Hospital and National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Wed Medani, in the period from January 2011 to June 2011. The sample of the study was 50 patients from both gender and with different ages and examinations. All patients were asked to fill and answer the international ideal safety form before their examination, this to ensure the application of the safety procedures. The national MRI forms were compared with the national one; so as to be able to evaluate what was applied in MRI departments in Sudan. The data was analyzed by using statistical package for Social Studies (SPSS), 32% had prior surgery, 6%had eye involving metallic object,20% were injured by foreign body,20% were suspected to be pregnant 14% had infusion pump,4% had implanted drug infusion devise,2% had prosthesis, 8% had prosthesis limb ,14 %had external and internal metallic objects as well as 36% of the sample with hearing aid and were examined by MRI. 6% had cardiac pacemaker,6% had cochlear implant and implanted hearing aid 2% had metallic fragments and foreign body and were not examined by MRI. The study concluded that this application was not filling full by the international safety procedures guide lines.