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ReviewEuropean radiology2025

ESR Essentials: basic physics of MR safety-practice recommendations by the European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology.

Love Engström Nordin, Karin Åberg, Johan Kihlberg, Titti Owman, Boel Hansson, Isabella M Björkman-Burtscher, Cecilia Petersen, Peter Lundberg

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Review in European radiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. [MRI safety : Principles, risks and protective measures].Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Love Engström Nordin *Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet, and Department of Diagnostic Medical Physics, Karolinska University hospital, Solna, SE-171 76, Stockholm, Sweden.
Karin Åberg *Center for Experimental and Biomedical Imaging in Örebro (CEBIO), Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, SE-701 82, Örebro, Sweden.
Johan KihlbergDepartment of Radiology in Linköping and Department of Health Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Titti OwmanDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Boel HanssonDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Isabella M Björkman-BurtscherDepartment of Radiology, Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Cecilia PetersenDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Peter Lundberg *Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV), Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden. peter.lundberg@liu.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8661-2232

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is safe from a long-term perspective since there are no known cumulative risks for patients or personnel. However, the technique comes with several acute risks associated with the powerful electromagnetic fields that are necessary to produce medical images. These risks include, among other things, a projectile hazard, loud noise, and the risk of heating. Safe use of MRI requires knowledge about the different hazards related to MRI and organizational structured work including the implementation of routines describing a safe workflow from the referral of a patient to the signed report. In this article, the risks associated with MRI are described along with suggestions for how each risk can be minimized or eliminated.

conclusionThe aim of this article is to provide support for the development of, and compliance with, MRI safety routines, and to work with the technique in a safe way. The scope of this treatise does not cover specific details of implant safety, however, the physical principles described can be applied to the risk assessment of implants. KEY POINTS: Establish whether any MR contraindications apply to the patient. Evaluate means to deal with identified risks for both patients and personnel. It is imperative to always perform and document a risk-benefit assessment.

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Magnetic Resonance ImagingPatient SafetyElectromagnetic FieldsEuropeHumansRisk AssessmentSocieties, MedicalMagnetic resonance imagingRadiofrequency fieldRisk-benefit assessmentStatic magnetic fieldTime-varying magnetic field gradients

Identifiers

PMID39136707
PMCPMC11782421

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