Feasibility of magnetic resonance imaging in patients with an implantable loop recorder

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 333-337

  Wong, Jorge A ^a   Yee, Raymond ^a   Gula, Lorne J ^a   Skanes, Allan C ^a   Ross, Ian G ^a   White, James B ^a   Klein, George J ^a   Krahn, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Artifact; Implantable loop recorder; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMPLANTABLE LOOP RECORDER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECORDER; SAFETY; SYNCOPE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ARTIFACTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SYNCOPE;

EID: 40149092828     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.00994.x     Document Type: Article

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