Long Island family alleges MRI technician invited Keith McAllister into room without metal warnings, leading to fatal ...

The huge magnetic force of MRI machines has led to some devastating disasters, including a tragic incident involving a gun.

A 61-year-old man died after being pulled into an MRI machine by its magnetic field at Nassau Open MRI in Long Island.

Keith McAllister suffered three heart attacks and died in an MRI accident at Nassau Open MRI after allegedly being invited into the room while wearing a metal chain.

A man died after his metal necklace was yanked into an active MRI machine at a Long Island facility, prompting an ongoing ...

A man died after a metal chain triggered a fatal MRI accident. His family says safety warnings were ignored. Read the full ...

MRI accidents reported on rise NEW YORK, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Medical safety officials warn that careless accidents involving MRI scanners and their powerful magnets are on the rise.

Still, accidents may be occurring more often than ever. Dr. Gregory Chaljub of the University of Texas medical branch in Galveston studied records covering 15 years and nearly 138,000 MRI scans ...

The Long Island man who died after being sucked into an MRI machine had previously worn the bulky metal chain that was around his neck at the time to the MRI facility, his grieving widow tells News 12 ...

Each had sailed through the air from a pocket or a folder, drawn to the huge magnet that powers the MRI's medical scanner. Much less common is the kind of accident that killed 6-year-old Michael ...

The New York Times reports on a recent series of accidents involving MRI scanners. The strong magnets used by the machines have been implicated in a series of injuries, including a number of deaths.

Occasionally, metal objects brought into the room during scans cause tragic accidents. In 2014, a technician at another hospital in Mumbai spent 4 hours wedged inside an MRI machine after he was ...