Magnetic resonance imaging compatibility and safety of the SOUNDTEC direct system

Laryngoscope

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1321-1333

  Dyer Jr , R Kent ^a   Nakmali, Don ^a   Dormer, Kenneth J ^a  

^a HOUGH EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Implantable hearing device; Magnet; MRI compatibility; SOUNDTEC

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; EVALUATION; HEARING AID; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TEMPORAL BONE;

ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; ELECTROMAGNETICS; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HEARING AIDS; HEAT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 33746812690     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000230479.39551.4a     Document Type: Review

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