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¹ The Vercise Genus™ DBS System provides MRI access to full-body 1.5T scans when used under certain conditions as defined in the supplemental manual ImageReady™ MRI Guidelines for Boston Scientific DBS Systems.
² The WaveWriter Alpha™ and WaveWriter Alpha™ Prime Spinal Cord Stimulator Systems provide safe access to full-body 1.5T MRI scans when used with specific components and exposed to the MRI environment under the defined conditions in the ImageReady™ MRI Full Body Guidelines for WaveWriter Alpha™ and WaveWriter Alpha™ Prime Spinal Cord Stimulator Systems
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