Implantable cardioverter defibrillator dysfunction during and after magnetic resonance imaging

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1400-1402

  Anfinsen, Ole Gunnar ^a   Franck Berntsen, Rolf ^a   Aass, Halfdan ^a   Kongsgaard, Erik ^a   Amlie, Jan Peder ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic noise; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Magnetic resonance imaging; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY; SAFETY; SHOCK;

EID: 0036742211     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.01400.x     Document Type: Article

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