MRI in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices

Expert Review of Medical Devices

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 139-146

  Cronin, Edmond M ^a   Mahon, Niall ^b   Wilkoff, Bruce L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

cardiovascular implantable electronic device; CIED; ICD; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; magnetic resonance imaging; MRI; pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; CIED; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; ICD; IMAGING MODALITY; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR; IMPLANTABLE DEFIBRILLATORS; IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES; NUMBER OF CENTERS; SYSTEM STUDY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES;

DEFIBRILLATORS; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PACEMAKERS;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE SAFETY; DEVICES; FATALITY; HAZARD; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW;

ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; HEART; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 84858200380     PISSN: 17434440     EISSN: 17452422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erd.11.73     Document Type: Review

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