Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: Patient safety considerations

Physica Medica

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-13

  Giroletti, Elio ^a   Corbucci, Giorgio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Vitatron Medical Italia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary Stems; Heart Valves; Implantable Cardiac Stimulators; Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRIC CURRENT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CATHETER; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SIMULATOR; TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 20344374968     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1120-1797(05)80014-6     Document Type: Review

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