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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
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