• Juan M Guzman-Negron, Javier Pizarro-Berdichevsky, Bradley C Gill, and Howard B Goldman.
• Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Urogynecology Unit, Sotero del Rio Hospital and Division Obstetricia y Ginecologia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (JP-B), Santiago, Chile. Electronic address: guzmanj3@ccf.org.
• J. Urol. 2018 Nov 1; 200 (5): 1088-1092.

PurposeWe sought to determine the safety of sacral neuromodulation in patients during lumbosacral 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging.Materials And MethodsWe prospectively recruited patients with a sacral neuromodulation implant who required lumbosacral 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging. Before imaging the patients completed validated urinary symptom questionnaires and a survey regarding the usual sacral neuromodulation sensation. The implantable pulse generator was interrogated, and impedances, battery life and stimulus amplitude sensory thresholds were assessed before and after magnetic resonance imaging. Devices were switched off before the patient entered the scanner. Patients were monitored during the study and magnetic resonance imaging related adverse events questionnaires were completed after imaging. Validated questionnaires were repeated 1 month after magnetic resonance imaging to assess for changes in sacral neuromodulation therapeutic efficacy.ResultsA total of 11 patients were enrolled in the study. Lower back pain, which was noted by 6 of the 11 patients (55%), was the most common indication for imaging. Immediately after magnetic resonance imaging only 1 patient reported mild discomfort during imaging at the site of the implantable pulse generator. This discomfort was present only during the scan and not afterward. Two patients reported warmth at the implantable pulse generator site during the scan, which was also present only during scanning. Patients did not report any other adverse events. There were no major changes in impedance or battery life after magnetic resonance imaging. Stimulus amplitude sensory thresholds and stimulation localization were unchanged. Validated questionnaires 1 month after imaging did not show worsening scores compared to scores before imaging.ConclusionsNo significant adverse events occurred in patients implanted with a Medtronic InterStim™ II device who underwent a 1.5 Tesla lumbosacral magnetic resonance imaging scan. Therapeutic efficacy of sacral neuromodulation was unchanged 1 month after imaging.Copyright © 2018 American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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