Safe electrical stimulation of the cochlear nerve at the promontory during functional magnetic resonance imaging

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 371-378

  Obler, R ^a   Kostler H ^a   Weber, B P ^a   Mack, K F ^a   Becker, H ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Functional MRI; Promontory testing; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; SAFETY TESTING;

CURRENT LIMITING; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL MRI; HAZARDOUS EFFECTS; OPTICAL SIGNALS; RADIO FREQUENCIES;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ARTICLE; COCHLEAR NERVE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; NERVE STIMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY; SAFETY;

EID: 0344563602     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-2594(199908)42:2<371::AID-MRM19>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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