Assessment of MRI issues for a 3-T "immune" programmable CSF shunt valve

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 202-207

  Shellock, Frank G ^a   Bedwinek, Allison ^b   Oliver Allen, Morgan ^c   Wilson, Stephen F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Product Development and Support Group   (United States)

^c LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artifacts; Cerebrospinal fluid; Implants; Intracranial pressure; MRI; Specific absorption rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNT VALVE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXPOSURE; HEATING; IMPLANT; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

BURNS, ELECTRIC; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 79960483541     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.10.5915     Document Type: Article

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