What should have been a routine medical scan turned into a devastating tragedy now raising urgent questions about safety ...

Preparing for a successful MRI screening involves more than just lying still. Certain materials can interact with the strong magnetic field of an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) machine, so what you ...

Wearing a large metallic chain, an unauthorized 61-year-old man entered an MRI room in Westbury, N.Y., on July 16 and was drawn into the machine. He died the next day, according to local authorities.

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine can produce a powerful magnetic field that can pull on any ferromagnetic material. (Photo: Getty) Don’t bring a gun into a room with an MRI machine. Just don ...

With MRI machines known for their powerful magnetic fields, people have begun wondering whether the trace amounts of iron in ...