Information for patients
If you are a patient reading this and have a concern about an MRI scan you are scheduled to attend, we strongly recommend you contact the site where your scan is due to take place, you may also wish to refer to our ‘Information for Patients’ section. Please note local variations to the policies detailed on this website may apply, therefore please contact the hospital where your appointment is scheduled for clarification.
Disclaimer (MUST READ)
The MRI safety information contained within this webpage is intended for use by staff from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) and associated health boards, namely: NHS Ayrshire and Arran, NHS Borders, NHS Dumfries & Galloway, NHS Forth Valley, NHS Golden Jubilee, and NHS Lanarkshire. Only staff from these health boards are approved to use this information and local variations to the policies detailed may apply. Non-approved users i.e. patients and staff from health boards other than those listed above, or staff from private medical organisations use this information at their own risk. We, NHS GGC, accept no responsibility for patient injury or adverse outcomes that may occur as a consequence of the information contained herein. If you have any questions regarding this disclaimer, please contact the NHS GGC MRI physics team on: ggc.MRSafetyExpert@nhs.scot.
NHS GGC MRI safety policy for patient with stents other than cardiac stents i.e. non-cardiac stents
Must read: What this policy does not cover / notable exceptions
This policy does not consider patients with cardiac stents for information on these implants, please follow this link. Note also that GGC has a local policy for patients implanted with biliary stents, please follow this link for that policy.
Must read: What the policy covers
This policy considers the use of 1.5T and 3T MRI for patients with non-cardiac stents.
Must read: The MR safety policy
For a patient with a stent or stents other than a cardiac stent, the make and model of the stent(s) must be established and the MRI conditions identified and reviewed. Based on whether or not the MRI conditions can be satisfied, a decision to perform the MRI scan can be made.