{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Why MRI Safety Is Important","description":"MRI is a very common medical procedure for both otological and non-otological reasons, so it shouldn\u2019t have complications or be painful for hearing implant recipients.&amp;nbsp;Dr. Ingo Todt and&amp;nbsp;Dr. Martin Zimmerling talk to Manfred Pieber about the features of MED-EL implants that reduce or eliminate complications - such as magnet dislocation - during MRI: a freely rotating, robust, diametrically bipolar magnet that is removable when it is necessary to reduce the size of imaging artifacts. Weblinks: Importance of Safe MRI Access in Cochlear Implants: Dr. Nancy M. Young - MED-EL Professionals Blog (medel.pro) MRI Scans with MED-EL Cochlear Implants - MED-EL Professionals Blog (medel.pro) Important Safety Information MRI &amp;amp; Hearing Implants: Reducing Image Artifacts With the BONEBRIDGE Bone Conduction Implant - MED-EL Professionals Blog (medel.pro) Experiences and Key Learnings in MRI Scanning with MED-EL Hearing Implants Literature Links: MRI Observation After Intralabyrinthine and Vestibular Schwannoma Resection and Cochlear Implantation  (https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32903399\/) Quality Control after Intracochlear Intralabyrinthine Schwannoma Resection and Cochlear Implantation  (https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34573240\/) Prevalence and complications of MRI scans of cochlear implant patients: English version  (https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26886493\/) Cochlear implants and 1.5 T MRI scans: the effect of diametrically bipolar magnets and screw fixation on pain  (https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29402322\/) Pain Free 3 T MRI Scans in Cochlear Implantees  (https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28938274\/) Comparison of Cochlear Implant Magnets and Their MRI Artifact Size  (https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32420348\/) MRI Artifacts and Cochlear Implant Positioning at 3 T In Vivo  (https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25634466\/) Prospective Evaluation of 3 T MRI Effect on Residual Hearing Function of Cochlea Implantees  (https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36291339\/) ","author_name":"MED-EL Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/medel.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27701499\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/c60c30\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/157697685"}