Biologic effects of 3 Tesla (T) MR imaging comparing traditional 1.5 T and 0.6 T in 1023 consecutive outpatients

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-245

  Weintraub, Michael I ^a,d   Khoury, André ^b   Cole, Steven P ^c  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Radiology   (United States)

^c Research Design Associates Inc   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive changes; High and ultra high MRI; Magnetic fields; Magnetophosphenes; Metallic taste; Pain; Vertigo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISORIENTATION; DIZZINESS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LIMB PAIN; MAGNETISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH DISCOMFORT; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; NECK PAIN; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SENSORY STIMULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TINGLING; SUPERCONDUCTOR; SYMPTOM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TORTICOLLIS; TREMOR; VERTIGO; XEROSTOMIA;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34347375815     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2007.00118.x     Document Type: Article

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