The anaesthetist's role in the setting up of an intraoperative MR imaging facility

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-10

  Tan, T K ^a   Goh, J ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Neuroanaesthesia ^*

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Imaging guided surgery; Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 62649171146     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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