Health Tip: MRI Isn't for Everyone

(HealthDay News) -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a diagnostic procedure that gives doctors a detailed view of the body''s organs and other tissues.

While acceptable for most people, MRI is not recommended for everyone.

Here is a list of people from whom MRI may not be recommended, courtesy of the Pennsylvania State University''s Milton S. Hershey Medical Center:

• Anyone with metal in the body, including metal plates, pins or magnets.
• People with pacemakers.
• Women who are pregnant, as MRIs risk to a fetus is not completely understood.
• People who are claustrophobic.

-- Diana Kohnle

Last Updated: March 09, 2007

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