IMPROVING ACCESS AND SAFETY IN MRI FOR PATIENTS WITH IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC DEVICES

The use of cardiac pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) has increased dramatically in recent years, due in part to expanded indications for their use, and an aging society.  Furthermore, as many as 75% of patients who currently have an implantable cardiac electronic device will need MRI during their lifetime. In the past, cardiac pacemakers and … Continue reading IMPROVING ACCESS AND SAFETY IN MRI FOR PATIENTS WITH IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC DEVICES