Pelvimetry and patient acceptability compared between open 0.5-T and closed 1.5-T MR systems

European Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2898-2905

  Michel, Sven C A ^a   Rake, Annett ^b   Götzmann, Lutz ^a   Seifert, Burkhardt ^a   Ferrazzini, Mattia ^a   Chaoui, Rabih ^b   Treiber, Karl ^a   Keller, Thomas M ^b   Marincek, Borut ^a   Kubik Huch, Rahel A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Kantonsspital Baden   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

MRI; Open system; Patient acceptability; Pelvimetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CLAUSTROPHOBIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEAR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PELVIMETRY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUPINE POSITION; ACOUSTICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIC GIRDLE; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PHOBIA; RADIOGRAPHY; SWITZERLAND; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ABDOMINAL CAVITY; ACOUSTICS; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIC BONES; PELVIMETRY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWITZERLAND; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0036886106     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-002-1400-8     Document Type: Article

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