Vascular access ports and catheters: Ex vivo testing of ferromagnetism, heating, and artifacts associated with MR imaging

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 443-447

  Shellock, Frank G ^a,b,c   Shellock, Vincent J ^d  

^a Future Diagnostics Inc   (United States)

^b American Health Services Corporation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CATHETER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HEATING; IMAGE DISPLAY; MAGNETISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0029901506     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0730-725X(95)02114-9     Document Type: Article

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