Reconsideration of pacemakers and MR imaging

Radiographics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1257-1267

  Loewy, John ^a   Loewy, Amanda ^b   Kendall, Edward J ^c  

^a HUMBER RIVER REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heart, MR, 51.1214, 51.43, 51.456; Heart, pacemakers, 51.43, 51.456; Magnetic resonance (MR), safety, 51.1214, 51.43, 51.456; Magnetic resonance (MR), utilization, 51.1214, 51.43, 51.456

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL;

ARTIFACT; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTER; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRONICS; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEART BEAT; HEART PACING; HEART RHYTHM; HEATING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KNEE; LETHALITY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAMETER; PATIENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 4944242415     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.245045014     Document Type: Review

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