A large-scale study on subjective perception of discomfort during 7 and 1.5T MRI examinations

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 610-619

  Heilmaier, Christina ^a,b,c   Theysohn, Jens M ^b,c   Maderwald, Stefan ^b,c   Kraff, Oliver ^b,c   Ladd, Mark E ^b,c   Ladd, Susanne C ^b,c  

^a HELIOS KLINIKUM KREFELD   (Germany)

^b ERWIN L HAHN INSTITUTE FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

High field MR imaging; Sensations; Side effects; Subjective acceptance; Vertigo

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC TOOL; HIGH-FIELD; HIGH-FIELD MR IMAGING; LARGE-SCALE STUDIES; MR IMAGING; SENSATION; SIDE EFFECT; SUBJECTIVE ACCEPTANCE; SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTIONS; VERTIGO;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SENSATION; VERTIGO;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SENSATION; VERTIGO;

EID: 80053965635     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20680     Document Type: Article

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