Successful cervical MR scan in a patient several hours after pacemaker implantation:

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1355-1356

  Goldsher, Dorith ^a   Jahshan, Shady ^b   Roguin, Ariel ^a,b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Imaging; MRI; Neurology; Pacemaker; Quadriplegia; Safety

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CONTUSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUADRIPLEGIA; RESUSCITATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD; WHOLE BODY CT;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURNS, ELECTRIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECK; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349542913     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02497.x     Document Type: Article

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