Noncardiac implantable pacemakers and stimulators: Current role and radiographic appearance

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 984-991

  Levin, Galina ^a   Ortiz, A Orlando ^a   Katz, Douglas S ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Body imaging; CNS; MRI; Safety; Spine

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; BLADDER PACEMAKER; BONE STIMULATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATOR; DEVICE; DIAPHRAGMATIC PACEMAKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STOMACH STIMULATOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VAGAL NERVE STIMULATOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33947626109     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.1281     Document Type: Review

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