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2023-11-16 13:49:56 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CACBC4EC8C4E4D19376CEDA34D4EB5ADD4618462A48AECCCB728113F54B501B3
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Firearms cannot be entered into a room with functioning MRI equipment. The magnetic field would trigger the firearm. It is impossible for functioning MRI equipment and firearms could be kept in the same room. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7972840/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7644661/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2023/02/12/lawyer-dies-after-shot-by-his-own-concealed-gun-triggered-by-mri-machine/?sh=63314e72568a https://healthimaging.com/topics/medical-imaging/magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri/man-shot-his-own-gun-mri-suite https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2015/12/31/gun-discharges-mri-va-hospital/78136982/
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