Edwards Lifesciences - Starr-Edwards aortic and mitral prostheses

MRI Safety information for:

Starr-Edwards aortic and mitral prostheses

Conditional

Edwards Lifesciences

aortic and mitral prostheses

Testing of these devices in a static magnetic field up to 1.5 tesla show that they are safe during MR procedures performed at 1.5 tesla or less though they are weakly ferromagnetic.