Safety implications of high-field MRI: Actuation of endogenous magnetic iron oxides in the human body

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Dobson, Jon ^a   Bowtell, Richard ^b   Garcia Prieto, Ana ^c   Pankhurst, Quentin ^c,d  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d DAVY FARADAY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; IRON OXIDE; FERRIC ION; FERRIC OXIDE; MAGNETITE; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SAFETY; EQUIPMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETISM; METABOLISM; PARTICLE SIZE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 65549164343     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005431     Document Type: Article

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