Electromagnetic interference of magnetic field based auto identification technologies in healthcare settings

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 239-250

  Kapa, Suraj ^a,b   Pierce, Timothy ^c   Hayes, David L ^a   Holmes, David R ^a   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Visible Assets Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoidentification technology; Electromagnetic interference; Medical devices; RFID

Indexed keywords

AUTOIDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY; CLINICAL MANAGEMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE; HIGH TECHNOLOGY; IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY; IN-VIVO; LOSS-OF-SIGNAL; LOW FREQUENCY; MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTHS; MEDICAL DEVICES; RFID; SAFE DISTANCE; TESTING STANDARDS;

ANTENNAS; CRYPTOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE INTERFERENCE; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FLUORESCENT SCREENS; HEALTH CARE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; STANDARDS; TECHNOLOGY;

EQUIPMENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EQUIPMENT; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MACHINE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MONITOR; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNOLOGY;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MAGNETICS; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 79952533156     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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