UCSF Radiology & Biomedical Imaging strives to ensure patient safety in all our imaging modalities, and this includes providing patients with the highest level of MR safety. MR Safety is overseen by the MR Safety Committee, led by Michael Ohliger, MD, PhD, associate professor and MR Modality Director. Additional leaders contributing to our MR Safety focus are Michael Hoff, PhD, associate professor and MRI Safety Expert (MRSE) and Christina Calvin, MRI Safety Officer (MRSO) and Supervisor.
The charge of the MR Safety committee is to establish, maintain and routinely review UCSF MRI Safety policies and procedures for both clinical and research imaging; to maintain national and international MR standards; and to provide a formal review process for significant changes to the hardware or software of our MRI systems.
“The MR Safety Committee has a presence at all levels,” says Dr….
