Does high-power computed tomography scanning equipment affect the operation of pacemakers?

Circulation Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 190-197

  Yamaji, Satoshi ^a   Imai, Shinobu ^a   Saito, Fumio ^a   Yagi, Hiroshi ^a   Kushiro, Toshio ^a   Uchiyama, Takahisa ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asynchronous pacing; Computed tomography; Electromagnetic interference; Over sensing; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

LEAD; RUBBER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION; RECORDING;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 31644435757     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.70.190     Document Type: Article

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