Turning Off Therapy Before The Mri Scan - Medtronic DBS Patient programmer Manuel D'utilisation

system to safely remain on during your MRI
scan. This will depend on the neurostimulator
model implanted in your body, the therapy
settings of your neurostimulator, and the type
of MRI scan you are eligible to receive.
Your clinician managing your
neurostimulation system will inform you
whether your system should be on or off
during the MRI scan.
If therapy should be turned off prior to your
MRI scan, refer to "Turning off therapy before
the MRI scan" on page 88.
If therapy can remain on during your MRI
scan, refer to "Activating settings to allow
therapy on during the MRI scan" on
page 92.
Turning off therapy before the
MRI scan
If your clinician managing your
neurostimulation system indicates that
therapy should be off during the MRI scan,
therapy can be turned off with the patient
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