System to streamline cardiac MRI scans launched
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Medtronic announced it has launched a website and app to help health care providers reduce potential delays in the cardiac MRI scan workflow.
The system (MRI Care Pathway), which received FDA clearance in August 2021, can be used for any patient with a Medtronic MRI-compatible implantable cardiac device, according to a press release from the company.
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Before, numerous medical personnel had to coordinate to determine whether a patient’s implantable cardiac device was compatible with cardiac MRI, but now clinicians can use the system to determine quickly whether that is the case, according to the release.
At the MRI appointment, the app can be used to automatically set the device to MRI-safe parameters, and to return the device to its normal parameters after the scan, the company stated in the release.
“While this technology has offered a huge improvement to my clinical workflow, its impact on my patients’ experiences when getting an MRI has been more important,” Peter Robertson, MD, electrophysiologist at Ascension Saint Thomas Heart in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, said in the release. “It allows rapid assurance at the time of the MRI that the scan can be completed safely. The patients can be confident they’re getting the right care, at the right time, and at an imaging center prepared to provide correct care for their device.”
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