MRMDU Practice Test

1Single Choice

A patient with a known ferromagnetic intracranial aneurysm clip is scheduled for an MRI. According to MR safety principles for the Medical Director/Physician, what is the most appropriate course of action?

A.Proceed with the scan at 1.5 T because most modern aneurysm clips are non-ferromagnetic.
B.Proceed only if the patient is screened a second time at the door of the MR room.
C.Do not perform the MR examination unless the specific clip model has been documented as MR conditional or MR safe.
D.Scan at a reduced SAR to mitigate magnetically induced displacement forces.

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