I am interested in getting an Apple Watch. I work in MRI and the magnet will shut down the watch on my coworkers and patients. Are any of the Apple Watches safe to wear in an MRI environment? It would be nice to have 1 watch for daily activities as well as work and working out.
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all apple watches would respond the same manner to the strong magnetic field, if it was me then I would not wear it anywhere near such a machine
It's hard to imagine that an Apple watch would work inside the super-strong magnetic fields around an MRI. Many of the sensors are sensitive to magnetic fields, and the charging process itself is magnetic. Not only would it not work, I would think it might well be damaged beyond repair. I seriously doubt any smartwatch would be a good choice. That's my thinking as a physicist, but I found the following article which seems to back this up from experience.
https://radiologyvine.com/mri-safe-watch/
I have had a mechanical watch go wonky around a research MRI, and it was fun to watch. It did survive...
Rudegar is correct. It would NOT be advisable to wear Apple Watch near MRI machines.
Are any of the Apple Watches safe to wear in an MRI environment?
