MR BORECLEAN

PRACTICAL CHALLENGES

HYGIENE IN THE MRI BORE

Cleaning the MRI bore is often underestimated in daily practice: it is difficult to access, time-consuming and physically demanding without suitable tools. At the same time, patient throughput, hygiene requirements and occupational health and safety demands are increasing. This creates a need for reliable, practical and safe solutions.

VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE CONTAMINATION

MRI bores are often contaminated with dirt and microorganisms, posing an underestimated risk to vulnerable, immunocompromised or seriously ill patients.

MANDATORY HYGIENE STANDARDS

The cleaning and disinfection of MRI surfaces with patient-contact is required by equipment manufacturers and international hygiene guidelines—after patient contact, when visibly soiled and at defined intervals.

TIME-CONSUMING AND PHYSICALLY DEMANDING

Cleaning the MRI bore is difficult due to limited access, physically demanding and often only partially feasible in a busy clinical environment.

RESEARCH ON HYGIENE IN MRI

Shelly et al. (Dublin, 2011): 125 samples were collected in a radiology department. The only MRSA-positive sample was taken from the inside of the MRI bore.

Jeung et al. (Seoul, 2013): The MRI bore was the area least frequently cleaned. Measurable microbial contamination was found in 8 out of 10 institutions, making it the most critical area in the radiology department.

Gutzeit et. al. (Luzern, 2018): An average of 5 CFU was detected on MRI bore surfaces across three different MRI systems, with isolated measurements being considerably higher.

Lach et al. (Erlangen, 2026, unpublished): At least moderate microbial contamination was detected on MRI bore surfaces across five different MRI systems in four institutions, with isolated measurements being considerably higher.

CLEANING THE MRI BORE

MR BORECLEAN – THE NEW HYGIENE STANDARD

BEFORE

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TODAY

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FOR EFFECTIVE STAFF AND PATIENT PROTECTION

Simple: Semi-automated operation requiring only a few manual steps.

Efficient: Fast implementation and seamless integration into existing workflows.

Effective: Reproducible cleaning results at a consistently high standard, regardless of the operator.

EFFECTIVE CLEANING WITH MR BORECLEAN

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What our customers say

Professor Michael Uder, MD, Director of the Institute of Radiology at University Hospital Erlangen

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“We finally have a reliable way to clean the MRI bore. The semi-automated cleaning device is easy to integrate into daily workflows and requires very little time. It turns an unpopular task into a simple routine. I have come to realize that we probably underestimated the issue of contamination and microbial burden in MRI systems in the past.”

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