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To: marktwain

I’ve got a stent and a titanium/ceramic aortic valve. Both supposed to be non-magnetic.

Not sure if that prevents my having an MRI or not.

I’ve worked in the vicinity of machines but never closer than approx 15’-20’.


38 posted on 07/11/2008 5:38:52 AM PDT by Vinnie (You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Jihads You)
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To: Vinnie

I’m walking around with two Sirolimus-eluting coronary stents manufactured by Cordis. Great product. “Takes a lickin’ and keeps on tickin’!” Ahem...definately check with the manufacturer and your heart doc to make sure. Mine says it’s safe around MRI units with a mag strength of 3 Tesla or less, but I’m not going near the infernal thing without first checking with my doc. Don’t want the stents to do a replay of the clawing alien chest-burst scene.


41 posted on 07/11/2008 5:50:48 AM PDT by PowderMonkey (Will Work for Ammo)
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