Assessing the Risks Associated with MRI in Patients with a Pacemaker or Defibrillator

J. Russo, Robert; S. Costa, H.; D. Silva, Patricia; L. Anderson, Jeffrey; Arshad, Aysha; W Biederman, Robert; G. Boyle, Noel; V. Frabizzio, Jennifer; Birgersdotter‐Green, Ulrika; L. Higgins, Steven; Lampert, Rachel; Machado, Christian; T. Martin, Edward; L. Rivard, Andrew; Rubenstein, Jason; Schaerf, Raymond; Schwartz, Jennifer; J. Shah, Dipan; Tomassoni, Gery; T. Tominaga, Gail; Tonkin, Allison; Uretsky, Seth; Wolff, Steven

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1603265

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Assessing the Risks Associated with MRI in Patients with a Pacemaker or Defibrillator

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Feb 17, 2017

Authors:

Robert J. Russo

H. S. Costa

Patricia D. Silva

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The presence of a cardiovascular implantable electronic device has long been a contraindication for the performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We established a prospective registry to determine the risks associated with MRI at a magnetic field strength of 1.5 tesla for patients...

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Medicine

Magnetic resonance imaging

Contraindication

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