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Spontaneous Discharge of a Firearm in an MR Imaging Environment

Anton Oscar Beitia1, Steven P. Meyers1, Emanuel Kanal2 and William Bartell3

1 Department of Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave., Box 648, Rochester, NY 14642.
2 Department of Radiology (D-132), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 200 Lothrop St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
3 Rochester Police Department, Rochester, NY 14624.



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  		Fig. 1. —Photograph shows gun (arrow) stuck on right side of MR imaging magnet bore.

 


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  		Fig. 2A. —Photographs of 1991 A-1.45 caliber semiautomatic pistol (Colt's Manufacturing, Hartford, CT). Actual gun involved in incident is shown.

 


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  		Fig. 2B. —Photographs of 1991 A-1.45 caliber semiautomatic pistol (Colt's Manufacturing, Hartford, CT). Muzzle of gun shows small amount of white paint (arrow) where gun impacted magnet.

 


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  		Fig. 2C. —Photographs of 1991 A-1.45 caliber semiautomatic pistol (Colt's Manufacturing, Hartford, CT). Hammer, thumb safety, and grip safety of gun are shown. Gun is in cocked and locked position with hammer cocked and thumb safety turned on to prevent hammer from striking firing pin. This is condition in which gun was recovered from magnet.

 


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  		Fig. 2D. —Photographs of 1991 A-1.45 caliber semiautomatic pistol (Colt's Manufacturing, Hartford, CT). Disassembled gun with view of slide interior from below shows firing pin block.

 

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