Yasargil aneurysm clips: Evaluation of interactions with a 1.5-T MR system

Radiology

Volumn 207, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 587-591

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm, cerebral, 10.73; Aneurysm, surgery, 10.45; Magnetic resonance (MR), safety, 10.214; Radiology and radiogists, iatrogenic injury

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; CHROMIUM; COBALT; IRON; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL;

ANEURYSM CLIP; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; FORCE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE;

EID: 0031812967     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.207.3.9609877     Document Type: Article

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