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PD-Re: MRIs

I believe your statement should be that there can be no
"magnetic object" as opposed to "metal object".   Many
metal objects are not magnetic such as aluminum, copper,
silver, gold, and stainless steel.  I believe a metal
object has to contain iron or an iron alloy to be
magnetic.

-----Original Message-----
From: J. R. Bruman <jrbruman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, October 23, 1999 11:21 PM
Subject: Re: R. Sandyk

 the MRI scanner employs such a powerful field that the
subject can't have any
metal object on or in his body)

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