Magnetic field interactions in adjustable hydrocephalus shunts: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 222-228

  Lavinio, Andrea ^a,b   Harding, Sally ^c   Van Der Boogaard, Floor ^a   Czosnyka, Marek ^a,d   Smielewski, Peter ^a   Richards, Hugh K ^a   Pickard, John D ^a,c   Czosnyka, Zofia H ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Neurosciences ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Magnetic field; Magnetic resonance imaging; Safety; Shunt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMAGING SYSTEM; LABORATORY TEST; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SHUNTING; TORQUE; VALVE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETISM; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; TORQUE; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 54049083930     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED/2008/2/9/222     Document Type: Article

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