Your MRI safety checklist

Do you have a pacemaker or defibrillator?

Have you ever had surgery to your head, brain, spine, eyes or ears?For example a cochlear implant, aneurysm clip, shunt or retinal tack.

Have you had heart surgery, for example an artificial heart valve?

Have you had any operations with metal implants, tissue expanders or radiation seeds?

Do you have an implanted cardiac monitor?For example a REVEAL device or loop recorder.

Have you had a Pill cam or BRAVO pH monitor?

Have you had implants such as stents, filters, coils or clips, including a contraceptive coil or gastric band?

Have you ever had metal fragments in your eyes, or worked with metals at high speeds?

Do you have an artificial limb?

Have you ever had shrapnel injuries?Metal fragments from an injury.

Have you had any surgery in the last 6 weeks?

Do you have a neuro-stimulator or any other electronic device implanted?

Do you have any of the following conditions? Diabetes, epilepsy, blackouts, angina, asthma or COPD.

Do you have any nail products such as magnetic nail polish or nail extensions?

If you are aged 10 to 55: could you be pregnant?If you are unsure, please tell us.

Do you have any of the following? Body piercings, tattoos, permanent cosmetics, hair extensions, smart rings, a fitness tracker, a hearing aid, contact lenses, magnetic eyelashes, skin patches such as pain relief, HRT or nicotine, metal dentures, or any other implant or device not listed above.