The Safety of Using Body-Transmit MRI in Patients with Implanted Deep Brain Stimulation Devices.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established treatment for patients with movement disorders. Patients receiving chronic DBS provide a unique opportunity to explore the underlying mechanisms of DBS using functional MRI. It has been shown that the main safety concern with MRI in these patients is he...

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Main Authors: Joshua Kahan, Anastasia Papadaki, Mark White, Laura Mancini, Tarek Yousry, Ludvic Zrinzo, Patricia Limousin, Marwan Hariz, Tom Foltynie, John Thornton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4465697?pdf=render