MRI safety review

Seminars in Ultrasound CT and MRI

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 392-401

  Dempsey, Mary F ^a   Condon, Barrie ^a   Hadley, Donald M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC;

ACOUSTICS; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FOREIGN BODY; HEATING; HUMAN; IMPLANT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SKIN IRRITATION; THERMAL INJURY;

EID: 0036817775     PISSN: 08872171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2171(02)90010-7     Document Type: Review

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