FDA Working On MRI-Compatibility Standards For Active Device Implants
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Creating standards to determine when companies can claim that "active" implantable devices are safe to use with magnetic resonance imaging is a key focus of CDRH's Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, says acting director Laurence Grossman
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