The number of patients with cardiac pacemakers (PM), implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) and cardiac resynchronisation therapy PM systems is increasing. The number of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations is also growing and amounts to about 60 million tests per year worldwide. The presence of an ICD is still considered to be an absolute contraindication to MRI by most experts. We present a patient with an implanted ICD who successfully underwent brain MRI with use of special precautions.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.5603/KP.2013.0129 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
resonance imaging
8
[magnetic resonance
4
imaging patient
4
patient implantable
4
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator]
4
cardioverter-defibrillator] number
4
number patients
4
patients cardiac
4
cardiac pacemakers
4
pacemakers implantable
4
Similar Publications
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!