Bone Growth Stimulators – MR Conditional

Safety:  Conditional

Risks:  Thermal

Conditions:

• Confirm there are no broken leads by x-ray
• Static magnetic field up to and including 1.5T
• No Echo Planar Imaging (EPI), including diffusion weighted imaging (DWI)

Comments:

• Brand name: Zimmer Biomet SpF-XL iiB implantable spinal fusion stimulators
• In general, bone growth stimulators are MR unsafe