Aug. 22, 2005 — -- Magnetic resonance imaging has been called the most important tool for doctors since the X-ray was invented more than 100 years ago, but an article in The New York Times on ...

July 31 -- A 6-year-old boy died after undergoing an MRI exam at a New York-area hospital when the machine's powerful magnetic field jerked a metal oxygen tank across the room, crushing the child's ...

Police are investigating a man's death after he was pulled into a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine earlier this week. The 61-year-old man was wearing a "large metallic chain" when he entered ...

In a world where diagnostic technology is advancing rapidly, MRI scans have become a go-to tool for everything from headaches to heart trouble. But just how safe are they, and are there hidden risks ...