Evaluating MRI-compatible pacemakers: Patient data now paves the way to widespread clinical application?

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 270-278

  Santini, Luca ^a   Forleo, Giovanni B ^a   Santini, Massimo ^b  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

cardiac pacing leads; lead performance; magnetic resonance imaging; MRI conditional devices; pacemakers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FOLLOW UP; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PACING; HUMAN; IMPLANTED HEART PACEMAKER; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOLOGIST; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84874766513     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pace.12061     Document Type: Article

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