Magnetic resonance imaging for patients with implantable cardiac devices a review of safety and guidelines

The objective of this review is to evaluate the safety of MRI for any indication using 1.5 Tesla (T) or 3.0T in adult patients who have an implantable cardiac defibrillators, loop recorders, or pacemakers and review the guidelines on how to minimize the risk in this patient population. The focus of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yeung, Shirley S. T., Clark, Michelle (Author), Loshak, Hannah (Author)
Corporate Author: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health Rapid Response Service
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa (ON) Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health 2019, June 6, 2019
Edition:Version 1.0
Series:CADTH rapid response report: summary with critical appraisal
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The objective of this review is to evaluate the safety of MRI for any indication using 1.5 Tesla (T) or 3.0T in adult patients who have an implantable cardiac defibrillators, loop recorders, or pacemakers and review the guidelines on how to minimize the risk in this patient population. The focus of this review is on non-conditional or conventional devices and conditional devices outside the specified parameters
Physical Description:1 PDF file (32 pages) illustrations