Auditory noise associated with MR procedures: A review

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-45

  McJury, Mark ^a   Shellock, Frank G ^b,c  

^a WESTON PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioeffects; Magnetic resonance imaging; Noise; Safety

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY THRESHOLD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; NOISE; NOISE REDUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; REVIEW; SAFETY;

AUDITORY THRESHOLD; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0033917567     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1522-2586(200007)12:1<37::AID-JMRI5>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Review

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