Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) artefact resulting in MRI misdiagnosis

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 328-330

  Schieble, Thomas ^a,b   Patel, Anuradha ^a   Davidson, Melissa ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Laryngeal mask airway; Misdiagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; LUNG CLEARANCE; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE;

ARTIFACTS; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 39149098146     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-007-0671-2     Document Type: Article

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