Impact of Lead-shielding on the Utilization of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Among Patients with Spinal Cord Stimulation Systems: A Study of Retrospective Claims in the US.

Patients with LS-SCS devices utilized MRI at meaningfully higher rates than patients treated with non-LS-SCS, and nearly one-quarter of SCS-device explants were potentially associated with facilitating the safe use of MRI. The study results suggest that MRI compatibility has potential repercussions that should be considered in the selection of an SCS system.