[G56]

This is really bizarre, but it's something people should be aware of.



Case Report

Spontaneous Discharge of a Firearm in an MR Imaging Environment



An incident recently occurred at an outpatient imaging center in western New York State, in which a firearm spontaneously discharged in a 1.5-T MR imaging environment with active shielding. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of such an occurrence. The event confirms previously reported theoretic risks of a firearm discharging in an MR imaging environment. In this report, we examine the incident in detail from the official police and ballistic reports.



Report continues:

http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/178/5/1092

 

[cet]

There's a reason they tell you to remove ALL metal objects before entering an MRI chamber!

 

[LockNLoad]

Wow I didn't know the magnet was that strong. :roll:



I guess the LEO was carrying 1 in the chamber :idea: LOL

 

[FJC]

Very interesting read - thanks!

 

[raz-0]

interesting, a video of the incident would have been informative.

 

[leadfoot]

What a pair of morons!