Safety of magnetic resonance imaging of patients with a new Medtronic EnRhythm MRI SureScan pacing system: clinical study design

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of patients with implanted cardiac devices is currently considered hazardous due to potential for electromagnetic interference to the patient and pacemaker system. With approximately 60 million MRI sc...

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Main Authors: Jenniskens Inge, Luechinger Roger, Bello David, Wilkoff Bruce L, Kanal Emanuel, Sutton Richard, Hull Michael, Sommer Torsten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:Trials
Online Access:http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/9/1/68