Cardiac pacemakers, ICDs, and loop recorder: Evaluation of translational attraction using conventional ("long-bore") and "short-bore" 1.5- and 3.0-Tesla MR systems

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 387-397

  Shellock, Frank G ^a,c   Tkach, Jean A ^b   Ruggieri, Paul M ^b   Masaryk, Thomas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Inst Magnetic Reson Safety   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac pacemakers; ICDs; Implants; Magnetic resonance imaging; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVERSION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; IMPLANT; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SINUS NODE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038221323     PISSN: 10976647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JCMR-120019424     Document Type: Article

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