On march 16, 2022, fujifilm healthcare americas corporation received a complaint regarding the oasis xp 1.2t open mri system.It was reported that the patient felt very hot and broke out in a sweat during a pelvic exam prior to being given contrast.The sensation dissipated within 5 minutes of the scan ending.It is recommended to align the scans but pause in between each scan for reconstruction to take place.This will allow the patient's body to cool between sequences.Instead, the scans were reportedly performed back to back without any pause/breaks.There was no report of any burns or serious injury to the patient.There is no death associated with the event.This issue was initially identified as a non-reportable event.During a retrospective review, it was determined that this complaint should be reported in an abundance of caution.
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