Objective: As healthcare delivery systems expand to include multiple imaging centers, the process of scheduling patients at the site which best meets their needs continues to become more complex. This quality improvement study aims to create a protocol for patients with metallic hardware at sites with metallic artifact reduction sequences (MARS), increasing the proportion of exams that are diagnostic and reducing the need for repeat imaging.
Materials And Methods: The study population included 322 patients with metallic hardware receiving an MRI at a large multisite healthcare system, divided into a pre-intervention and postintervention cohort.