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Temperature measurement on neurological pulse generators during MR scans

According to manufacturers of both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines, and implantable neurological pulse generators (IPGs), MRI is contraindicated for patients with IPGs. A major argument for this restriction is the risk to induce heat in the leads due to the electromagnetic field, which cou...

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Autores principales: Kainz, Wolfgang, Neubauer, Georg, Überbacher, Richard, Alesch, François, Chan, Dulciana Dias
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC130994/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12437766
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-925X-1-2