Treatment of many chronic conditions involves the placement of implants or use of body-worn treatment-delivery devices. Millions of patients benefit from passive implants, active implants or devices. For numerous medical conditions, MRI is the modality of choice4-8 recommended by consensus guidelines for diagnosis and treatment monitoring. Current medical practice, however, excludes patients with an implant from access to MRI, based on serious and valid safety concerns. This “clash of technologies”9 results in unnecessary health inequalities for a rapidly growing group of patients.