Safety of MR imaging in patients who have retained metallic materials after cardiac surgery

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1157-1159

  Hartnell, George G ^a   Spence, Liam ^a   Hughes, Linda A ^a   Cohen, Mylan C ^a   Saouaf, Rola ^a   Buff, Bill ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART PACING; HEART RHYTHM; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030944904     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.168.5.9129404     Document Type: Article

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