I recently had an MRI of my shoulder. Even after I answered all the questions they scanned me top tp bottom with a sensitive metal detector wand. Seems incredulous the MRI tech would just let the man come in without routine safety precautions. it is a HUGE deal to shot an MRI system down and restart, no emergency off switch. The cooling system keeps the super electromagnets at near absolute zero temperature.

The original article was written from the wife's version of events and reads like the civil lawsuit complaint. Another version of the story story said the husband heard wife yelling, pushed past the techs and into the MRI room where his neck was quickly and profoundly re-adjusted. Wait until it all comes out.

20 pounds of chain with a paddle lock around your neck? That sounds more like a certain lifestyle (thugs and thug bikers) than a workout tool.

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A 20 pound chain around his neck?
Imagine if he'd only had a Prince Albert. Probably would have survived but in an altered condition. Like the split tail mullet we used to drag offshore.

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I wonder if the strong MRI field might have magnetized the chain?

The chain (and likely padlock) had to be of ferrous metal (iron or steel).

Sorry, I wasn't clear. Of course an iron chain was attracted by the magnet when the MRI was on.

I was trying to figure out why it took so long to get the guy loose, and wondered whether the exposure to the MRI's crazy-strong magnetism might have made the chain itself magnetic, and if so whether that might have complicated getting the guy out.