This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards Guides and Remendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)Committee. Designation:F2978-20 INTERNATIONAL Standards Guide to Optimize Scan Sequences for Clinical Diagnostic Evaluation of Metal-on-Metal Hip Arthroplasty Devices using Magnetic Resonance Imaging This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2978;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or in the case of revision the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A superscript cpsilon (a)indicates an cditorial change sincc the last revision or rcapproval. 1.Scope in the MR system and hip implant labeling prior to determining 1.1 This guide describes the remended protocol for the applicability of these protocols. magnetic resonance imaging (MRD)studies of patients im- 1.6 This international standard was developed in accor- planted with metal-on-metal (MOM)devices to determine if dance with internationally recognized principles on standard- the periprosthetic tissues are likely to be associated with an ization established in the Decision on Principles for the adverse local tissue reaction (ALTR).Before scanning a patient Development of International Standards Guides and Re- men...