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Your pacemaker and MRI scans: the safety rules that make repeated imaging possible

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Newer cardiac pacemakers are designed without ferromagnetic metals, allowing patients to safely undergo MRI scans when appropriate precautions are taken.

Newer cardiac devices are built without ferromagnetic metals, making repeated MRI scans possible with the right precautions in place.

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