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VERIFICATION THAT A PATIENT WITH AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL SYSTEM CAN UNDERGO A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SCAN

  • US 20120035951A1
  • Filed: 04/28/2010
  • Published: 02/09/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of checking whether a magnetic resonance (MRI) image scan can be performed for a patient who has an implantable medical system, the method comprising:

  • verifying by an external device that an implantable medical device of the implantable medical system is of a type that is acceptable for the MRI scan;

    verifying by the external device that an implantable medical lead of the implantable medical system is of a type that is acceptable for the MRI scan; and

    providing by the external device an indication of whether the implantable medical system is acceptable for the MRI scan based on the verifying of the implantable medical device and the implantable medical lead.

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