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Implantable neurostimulator for chronic pain
Spine Health | Last Active: Jun 21, 2023 | Replies (334)Comment receiving replies
I am trying to get an appointment with Mayo, which requires a new MRI (my last one was 2 years ago). I was with my Abbott rep at the PM and when she showed me how to put it into MRI mode, I got the yellow triangle message - MRI not advised. What a shock since one of the deciding factors for Proclaim was being able to have an MRI. I got a CT and crossed my fingers it will be enough. But I'm not aware of updates - I'm going on a year now. Is it an update to the software in the controller? She still really didn't explain well why the controller said an MRI would be a problem... but when they did the revision they had to move the location because of all the scar tissue that had built up. Makes me crazy when unexplained s&*t happens like that.
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@feckert52
I could have written your post. Exactly what happened to me. The Abbott tech told me that he expected an update to make my Burst DR MRI compatible. That was 9 months ago.
I chose the Burst because it was touted as being MRI compatible. I need a brain MRI, so went in, put the gown on, turned on MRI, action not advised. A CT won't do the scan that's needed. Frustrating.
The problem has to do with the leads. It seems to me that the surgeon should have warned me about it, but the only time I ever saw the surgeon was in the OR prep cubicle for 1 or 2 minutes.
So, anyone reading this beware! It is not MRI compatible!
Jim