Policies, guidelines, and recommendations for MR imaging safety and patient management

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 97-101

  Shellock, Frank G ^a   Emanuel Kanal, MD, ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Artifacts; Biological effects; Psychological effects; Quality assurance; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENTS; SAFETY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0025718057     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1880010114     Document Type: Article

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