Article ; Online: A National Survey on Safety Management at MR Imaging Facilities in Japan.
2020 Volume 20, Issue 4, Page(s) 347–358
Abstract: Purpose: To investigate safety management at Japanese facilities performing human MRI studies.: Methods: All Japanese facilities performing human MRI studies were invited to participate in a comprehensive survey that evaluated their MRI safety ... ...
| Abstract | Purpose: To investigate safety management at Japanese facilities performing human MRI studies. Methods: All Japanese facilities performing human MRI studies were invited to participate in a comprehensive survey that evaluated their MRI safety management. The survey used a questionnaire prepared with the cooperation of the Safety Committee of the Japanese Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. The survey addressed items pertaining to the overall MRI safety management, questions on the occurrence of incidents, and questions specific to facility and MRI scanner or examination. The survey covered the period from October 2017 to September 2018. Automated machine learning was used to identify factors associated with major incidents. Results: Of 5914 facilities, 2015 (34%) responded to the questionnaire. There was a wide variation in the rate of compliance with MRI safety management items among the participating facilities. Among the facilities responding to this questionnaire, 5% reported major incidents and 27% reported minor incidents related to MRI studies. Most major incidents involved the administration of contrast agents. The most influential factor in major incidents was the total number of MRI studies performed at the facility; this number was significantly correlated with the risk of major incidents (P < 0.0001). Conclusion: There were large variations in the safety standards applied at Japanese facilities performing clinical MRI studies. The total number of MRI studies performed at a facility affected the number of major incidents. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Contrast Media ; Humans ; Japan ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Safety Management ; Surveys and Questionnaires |
| Chemical Substances | Contrast Media |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2020-11-26 |
| Publishing country | Japan |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2217833-8 |
| ISSN | 1880-2206 ; 1880-2206 |
| ISSN (online) | 1880-2206 |
| ISSN | 1880-2206 |
| DOI | 10.2463/mrms.mp.2020-0084 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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