Why MRI Safety Is Important

<p><span id="page29R_mcid6" class="markedContent"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">MRI is a very common medical procedure for both otological and non</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">-</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">otological reasons, so it shouldn’t have complications</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">or be painful for hearing implant recipients.</span> </span>Dr. Ingo Todt and <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">Dr. Martin Zimmerling talk to Manfred Pieber about the</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">features of MED</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">-</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">EL implants that reduce or eliminate complications -</span> <span dir= "ltr" role="presentation">such as magnet dislocation -</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">during MRI: a freely</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">rotating, robust, diametrically bipolar magnet that is removable wh</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">en it is necessary to reduce the size of imaging artifacts.</span></p> <p><span id="page29R_mcid7" class= "markedContent"></span><strong><span id="page29R_mcid8" class= "markedContent">Weblinks:</span></strong></p> <p><span class="markedContent"><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation"><a href= "https://blog.medel.pro/surgical/mri-safety-cochlear-implants-children-nancy-young/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Importance of Safe MRI Access in Cochlear Implants: Dr. Nancy M. Young - MED-EL Professionals Blog (medel.pro)</a></span></span></p> <p><span class="markedContent"><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation"><a href= "https://blog.medel.pro/audiology/mri-cochlear-implants-reliability/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MRI Scans with MED-EL Cochlear Implants - MED-EL Professionals Blog (medel.pro)</a></span></span></p> <p><span class="markedContent"><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation"><a href="http://www.medel.com/isi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Important Safety Information</a></span></span></p> <p><span class="markedContent"><span dir="lt