Magnetic resonance : bioeffects, safety, and patient management

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Magnetic resonance : bioeffects, safety, and patient management

Frank G. Shellock, Emanuel Kanal

Raven Press, c1994

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This handbook is designed to be a resource for all radiologists and technologists looking for straightforward, expert guidance on the bioeffects of magnetic resonance imaging and the safety and patient management issues that arise before and during MRI examinations. The text begins with a thorough description of the bioeffects of static, gradient, and RF electromagnetic fields. It then discusses the use of MRI during pregnancy, the risks associated with acoustic noise, and the management of patients with claustrophobia, anxiety, or emotional distress. Other chapters cover sedation and anaesthesia during MRI; physiological monitoring; safety of MRI contrast agents; patient screening before MRI; and proper procedures for patients with metallic implants, materials, and objects, or electrically, magnetically, or mechanically activated implants. The appendices outline current SMRI and FDA safety recommendations; list MRI tested implants, materials, and objects; and provide examples of patient screening forms.

Table of Contents

  • Bioeffects of static magnetic fields, Emanuel Kanal
  • bioeffects of gradient magnetic fields, Emanuel Kanal
  • bioeffects of RF electromagnetic fields, Frank G. Shellock
  • MRI and pregnancy - patients, technologists, Emanuel Kanal and Frank G. Shellock
  • risks associated with acoustic noise, Frank G. Shellock
  • MRI and claustrophobia, anxiety, or emotional distress, Frank G. Shellock
  • sedation and anaesthesia during MRI, Emanuel Kanal
  • physiological monitoring during MRI, Frank G. Shellock
  • safety of MRI contrast agents, Emanual Kanal
  • screening patients before MRI, Frank G. Shellock
  • MRI and patients with metallic implants, materials, and objects, Frank G. Shellock
  • MRI and patients with electrically, magnetically, and mechanically activated implants, Frank G. Shellock and Emanuel Kanal. Appendices: SMRI safety guidelines and recommendations
  • current FDA safety recommendations for MRI
  • list of MRI tested implants, materials, and objects
  • examples of MRI patient screening forms.

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