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fromNew York Post
1 week ago

Expert outlines grim reality of MRI's dangers after man with 20-pound chain dies in machine mishap: 'Snap his neck'

"Even if he was standing there holding the chain in his hands, the strongest weightlifter would not be able to prevent this kind of an accident from happening," said Kanal, director of Magnetic Resonance Service at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
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fromNew York Post
1 week ago

Man who died in freak MRI accident was jammed in machine for almost an hour, never told to remove 20-pound chain: family

A man died after being accidentally attached to an MRI machine due to a technician's oversight regarding a metal chain around his neck.
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fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Man dies after heavy weight-training chain around neck pulls him into MRI machine

A man died after being pulled into an MRI machine due to a metal chain around his neck while trying to assist his wife.
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fromNew York Post
1 week ago

Long Island man, 61, dies after getting sucked into MRI machine while wearing large metal chain

A 61-year-old man died after being pulled into an MRI machine by a metal neck chain while not authorized in the imaging room.
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