Patient had mri of left shoulder and left facility without any problems.Pt went to clothing store and took off his shirt and noticed small burns on his chest.Pt called us to report it and pt.Returned to our facility where the mri technician examined left side of patients chest where the small burn marks were.She then informed the patient that the burns were from the cord of the mri coil.Coil was reported to manufacturer and taken out of use.Follow up was done with the patient this morning and he stated stable if not slightly better marks on his chest.
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