Is magnetic resonance imaging safe for patients with neurostimulation systems used for deep brain stimulation?

Neurosurgery

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1056-1060

  Rezai, Ali R ^a   Baker, Kenneth B ^a   Tkach, Jean A ^a   Phillips, Michael ^a   Hrdlicka, Greg ^b   Sharan, Ashwini D ^c   Nyenhuis, John ^d   Ruggieri, Paul ^a   Henderson, Jaimie ^e   Shellock, Frank G ^f  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Purdue University   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurostimulation; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN INJURY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DYSTONIA; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SAFETY; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 27644587204     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000186935.87971.2a     Document Type: Note

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