Patient safety issues in magnetic resonance imaging: State of the art;La safety del paziente in risonanza magnetica: Stato dell'arte

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 491-508

  Stecco, A ^a   Saponaro, A ^a   Carriero, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Foreing body; MR; Pacemaker; Pregnancy; Safety

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BURN; COMPLICATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE MALFUNCTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; NOISE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PACEMAKER; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY; RADIOFREQUENCY; THERMAL INJURY; TORSION;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY;

EID: 34447115053     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-007-0154-4     Document Type: Article

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