Pacemakers and magnetic resonance imaging

Pacemakers and magnetic resonance imaging

Electromagnetic fields arising from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can cause various clinically relevant functional disturbances in patients with cardiac pacemakers. Consequently, an implanted pacemaker is generally considered a contraindication for an MRI scan. With approximately 60 million...

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Main Authors: D Weishaupt, H Hoppe, P Votik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2011-01-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:
contraindication
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)pacemakersMR conditional pacemakerssurveyradiologistscontraindication
MR conditional pacemakers
pacemakers
radiologists
survey
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1248

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