An RF-induced voltage sensor for investigating pacemaker safety in MRI.
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Date publication
décembre 2014
Journal
Magma (New York, N.Y.)
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr FELBLINGER Jacques
Tous les auteurs :
Barbier T, Piumatti R, Hecker B, Odille F, Felblinger J, Pasquier C
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Résumé
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is inadvisable for patients with pacemakers, as radiofrequency (RF) voltages induced in the pacemaker leads may cause the device to malfunction. Our goal is to develop a sensor to measure such RF-induced voltages during MRI safety tests.
Mots clés
Contraindications, Equipment Design, Equipment Failure Analysis, Equipment Safety, instrumentation, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, instrumentation, Optical Fibers, Pacemaker, Artificial, Radio Waves, Radiometry, instrumentation, Reproducibility of Results, Sensitivity and Specificity, Transducers
Référence
MAGMA. 2014 Dec;27(6):539-49