MRI Scans To Be Made Safe For Pacemakers

WASHINGTON - More than 2 million Americans depend on pacemakers or defibrillators to keep their hearts beating right, but those lifesaving implants come with a price: They’re not allowed in MRI machines, leaving these patients out of luck if they later need scans to detect cancer, stroke or myriad other ailments. That’s poised to change.

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