Weishaupt, Dominik; Bremerich, Jens; Duru, Firat; Hoppe, Hanno; Rizzo, Elena; Votik, Peter; Luechinger, Roger (2011). Pacemakers and magnetic resonance imaging: Current status and survey in Switzerland. Swiss medical weekly, 141, w13147. Muttenz: EMH Schweizerischer Ärzteverlag 10.4414/smw.2011.13147
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)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 MRI scans performed worldwide per year, MRI may be indicated for an estimated majority of pacemaker patients during the lifetime of their pacemakers. The availability of MR conditional pacemakers with CE labelling is of particular advantage since they allow the safe use of pacemakers in MRI. In this article the current state of knowledge on pacemakers and MR imaging is discussed. We present the results of a survey conducted among Swiss radiologists to assess current practice in patients with pacemakers.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Institute of Diagnostic, Interventional and Paediatric Radiology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Hoppe, Hanno |
ISSN: |
1424-7860 |
Publisher: |
EMH Schweizerischer Ärzteverlag |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:22 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:06 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.4414/smw.2011.13147 |
PubMed ID: |
21293978 |
Web of Science ID: |
000289993400001 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/7660 (FactScience: 212971) |
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