Study Group MR Safety   Sunday, 19 April 2009 15:30 - 17:30 Room 320   Scanning of patients with certain Active Implantable Medical Devices (AIMDs) may be contraindicated by both MR and implant manufacturers, however, there are several that currently have FDA approved labeling to permit safe MRI examinations. The past three years specialists from both MR manufacturers and AIMD manufacturers, together with regulators and various scientists have been working on the realization of a so-called IEC / ISO Technical Specification to describe test and labeling requirements in order to come to a global acceptance and safety of this important practice. The status and results of this program will be presented:     15:30 Introduction to the Activities of the Joint Working Group   Hans Engels, Ph.D., Philips Medical Systems, Best, The Netherlands     15:45 MRI and AIMDs: Current Information   Frank G. Shellock, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA     16:05 Proposed RF Testing for the AIMD's   Niels Kuster, IT'IS Foundation ETH, Zurich, Switzerland     16:25 Proposed Gradient Testing for the AIMD's   Jonathan Edmonson, Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA     16:45 How About the EMC Compatibility of the AIMD's   Robert A. Stevenson, Greatbatch, Inc. Santa Clarita, CA, USA