Spinal cord stimulation
SureScan™ MRI technology
Full-body conditional MRI access
Full-body MRI labeling does not mean full-body MRI access.
Know the difference.
SureScan™ MRI technology — integrated across the entire Medtronic portfolio — provides conditional full-body MRI access in normal operating mode. Scan any SureScan™ technology MRI patient as you would a patient without a device.1
Not all SCS devices offer the same MRI access.
Full-body conditional MRI access is dependent on a number of variables. Inability to meet just one of these variables can restrict a patient’s access to this important scan. In the end, certain SCS devices from other manufactures may not be as compatible as you think.
Access changes everything.
Medtronic spinal cord stimulation (SCS) systems deliver unmatched conditional MRI access.
An independent study found that at five years, 43% of Abbot, Boston Scientific, and Nevro patients lost their ability to undergo a scan due to high electrode impedance.2
Up to
98%
of SCS patients are expected to need at least one MRI within 10 years of implant (84% at 5 years).1
Unmatched full-body conditional MRI access
- SureScan™ MRI technology allows MRI scans anywhere on the body enabling diagnostic care.
- The device provides patients with the same access as non-implanted patients — now and in the future.
- Shielded leads and proprietary device safeguards help patients safely get an MRI.
Purposeful engineering for MRI
Only Medtronic has tantalum lead shielding that dissipates radiofrequency energy and allows electrodes with out-of-range impedances to be scanned safely. The shielded lead reduces the risk of thermal tissue damage.