Review of patient safety in time-varying gradient fields

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 20-29

  Schaefer, Daniel J ^a   Bourland, Joe D ^b   Nyenhuis, John A ^c  

^a GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac; DB dt; Gradient; Nerve; Pain; Safety; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; DOG; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LIPID BILAYER; MAGNETIC FIELD; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY;

EID: 0033933150     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1522-2586(200007)12:1<20::AID-JMRI3>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Review

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