Calculation of electric fields induced near metal implants by magnetic resonance imaging switched-gradient magnetic fields

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1157-1166

  Buechler, D N ^a   Durney, C H ^a   Christensen, D A ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Induced electric fields; Magnetic resonance imaging; Metallic implants; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METAL IMPLANTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SPINE FUSION;

BONE WIRES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METALS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SAFETY; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0030697949     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0730-725X(97)00179-3     Document Type: Article

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