NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study suggests that the increasing availability of MRI scanners may be feeding an increase in surgery for lower back pain -- despite doubts about the effectiveness of ...

It may be painless, but few medical tests provoke more fear and apprehension than Magnetic Resonance Imaging or the MRI. “I think for a lot of patients an MRI is a very challenging examination,” said ...

Not every invention will change the world, but a disparate group of scientists pushing the limits of nuclear magnetic ...

In July 2025, social media posts claimed a 61-year-old man died after being pulled into an MRI machine while wearing a metal chain. The man was not a patient but walked into the MRI room while a scan ...

WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) — A man who was pulled into an MRI machine in New York after he walked into the room wearing a large weight-training chain around his neck has died, according to police and his ...

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 ...