Table 1.

Adverse Events Involving RF Burns in MRI Scanners Reported to the FDA, 2005-2006^*

Date of event	MRI system	Field (T)	Description	Leadsa	Coilsb	Borec
11/17/06	GE	1.5	First degree burns/blisters, both arms, ctl coil	N	Y	N
11/17/06	GE	1.5	Burn/blisters, arm	N	N	Y
11/16/06	Philips	1.5	Burn/blister, left forearm	Y	N	N
11/2/06	GE	1.5	Burn/blister, arm	N	N	N
11/1/06	Philips	1.5	Burn/blister, arm	N	N	N
10/16/06	Philips	1.5	Burns/blisters, both thighs	N	N	N
9/15/06	GE	1.5	Second degree burn, right elbow	N	N	N
8/1/06	Hitachi	1.5	Burn, neck (ctl receive coil)	N	Y	N
7/21/06	FONAR	0.6	Third degree burns, back (no padding)	Y	N	N
7/14/06	Philips	1.5	Burns/blisters, hip	N	N	N
6/5/06	Philips	1.5	Burns/blisters, inner thighs	N	N	N
6/9/06	Philips	1.5	Second degree burns/blisters, breast	N	N	N
5/26/06	Philips	1.5	Burns/blisters, elbow, leg	N	N	N
4/29/06	Philips	1.5	Burns/blisters legs (calf)	N	N	N
3/17/06	GE	1.5	Second degree burn, elbow	N	N	Y
3/16/06	GE	1.5	Burn/blisters, hand (breast exam) injury to two patients	N	N	N
3/5/06	Philips	1.5	Second degree burns/blisters, inner thighs	N	N	N
2/23/06	Philips	1.5	Second degree burns, shoulder	N	N	N
2/13/06	GE	1.5	Burns, blisters, elbows	N	N	Y
1/24/06	Siemens	1.5	Burn/blister abdomen	N	Y	N
12/20/05	GE	1.5	Third degree burns, hands (at isocenter)	Y	N	N
12/19/05	GE	1.5	Burn/blisters, hand (breast exam)	Y	N	N
12/11/05	GE	1.5	Burn/blister, chest	N	N	N
12/10/05	GE	1.5	Second degree burns, arm, biceps	N	N	N
11/1/05	Siemens	1.5	Burn/blisters on calves	N	N	N
10/26/05	Philips	3	Second degree burn, shoulder; first degree burn, knee	N	N	N
10/13/05	GE	1.5	Second degree burn lower neck	Y	N	N
9/30/05	GE	1.5	Second degree RF burn, elbow	N	N	N
9/23/05	GE	1.5	Second degree burns (torso array coil)	N	Y	N
9/21/05	Siemens	1.5	Burns, fingers and thighs touching	N	N	N
9/14/05	GE	1.5	Burn/blister, elbow	N	N	N
8/27/05	GE	1.5	Burn/blisters, hip (8 ch body array)	N	Y	N
8/23/05	GE	1.5	Burn/blisters, hip (8 ch body array)	N	Y	Y
8/16/05	GE	1.5	Burn/blisters, hip (8 ch body array)	N	Y	N
8/15/05	Philips	1.5	Burns/blisters, elbows (head MRI)	N	N	N
7/22/05	GE	1.5	Burn, breast (lumbar MRI)	N	Y	N
6/15/05	GE		Burns/blistering on wrist (wrist coil)	N	Y	N
4/20/05	GE		Burns/blisters, C-spine exam	N	Y	N
3/17/05	GE	1.5	Burns/blisters shoulder	N	N	N
3/4/05	Philips	1.5	Burns/blister, arm (coil contact)	N	N	Y
2/14/05	GE	1.5	Burns/blisters shoulder, elbow (shoulder array)	N	Y	N
2/14/05	GE	1.5	Second degree burns, both legs (torso array)	Y	Y	N
2/7/05	Siemens	1.5	Burn/blister arm	N	N	Y

^*Search term “magnetic resonance,” and screen for burns. This data is reported voluntarily, and does not represent the true incidence or distribution of such incidents (9).

^aReport links injury to leads, including coil cables, or metal (Y = yes; N = No).

^bReport notes use of surface coils/arrays during scan.

^cReport notes injury was associated with bore contact.

ctl = cervical-spine/thoracic/lumbar, ch = channel.