Abandoned pacemaker leads are a potential risk for patients undergoing MRI

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1051-1053

  Langman, Deborah A ^a,b   Finn, J Paul ^a,b   Ennis, Daniel B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEATING; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PULSE GENERATOR; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 80052523812     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03176.x     Document Type: Review

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