Timeline for Why can intramedullary rod heat with MRI?
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Feb 10, 2016 at 14:32 | answer | added | M529 | timeline score: 1 | |
Oct 1, 2014 at 14:08 | answer | added | George Herold | timeline score: 0 | |
Oct 1, 2014 at 11:13 | comment | added | John Rennie | For example this document mentions heating only due the RF field, and the heating would be the same for any metallic conductor. Problems with ferromagnets are mentioned only in connection with the magnetic forces exerted on them. | |
Oct 1, 2014 at 11:07 | comment | added | Suzan Cioc | They won't melt, but allegedly will heat. | |
Oct 1, 2014 at 10:56 | comment | added | John Rennie | Can you provide a link? A quick Google suggests that steel implants may cause minor problems with MRI scanners but that they certainly wouldn't melt. | |
Oct 1, 2014 at 10:33 | history | asked | Suzan Cioc | CC BY-SA 3.0 |