Coronary Stents
- Date of coronary stent placement and device manufacturer should be documented prior to MRI.
- If confirmed coronary stent details remain unknown despite reasonable attempts to locate them, proceed with MRI at either 1.5T or 3T.
- All current, commercially available coronary stents may be imaged at 1.5T or 3T at any time:
- Maximum whole-body-averaged specific absorption rate (SAR) of 2-W/kg in Normal Operating Mode.
- Maximum 15 min of scanning (per sequence).
As there are no known coronary stents made from ferromagnetic metallic materials, it is not necessary to wait 6 weeks or longer for MRI scanning.