Frank G. Shellock (ed.)

Magnetic Resonance Procedures

Health Effects and Safety
Herausgeber: Shellock, Frank G

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A compilation of knowledge by 15 experts, Magnetic Resonance Procedures guides readers to safe and effective MRI usage. Among topics covered in the text are shielding, pregnancy, safe use of contrast agents, and anxiety due to claustrophobia. In the wake of recent government demands for increased patient safety in hospitals along with the rapidly expanding use of MRI, this book is especially timely. Catalog Copy

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor and Francis
• Seitenzahl: 470
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 261mm x 186mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 1116g
• ISBN-13: 9780849308741
• ISBN-10: 0849308747
• Artikelnr.: 22426431

Autorenporträt

Frank G. Shellock

Inhaltsangabe

Health Effects and Safety of Static Magnetic Fields. Health Effects and
Safety of Intense Gradient Fields. Health Effects and Safety of
Radiofrequency Power Disposition Associated with Magnetic Resonance
Procedures. Radiofrequency Energy-Induced Heating During MR Procedures:
Laboratory and Clinical Experiences. Specific Absorption Rates and Induced
Current Density Distributions for Radiofrequency and Gradient Magnetic
Fields Used for MR Procedures. Acoustic Noise and MR Procedures. Safety
Considerations of Siting and Shielding for MR Systems. MR Procedures and
Pregnancy. FDA Guidance for MR System Safety and Patient Exposures: Current
Status and Future Considerations. Claustrophobia, Anxiety, and Emotional
Distress and the MR Environment. Patient Monitoring in the MR Environment.
Safety of MR Contrast Agents. Pre-MR Procedure Screening. The MRI
Environment and Implants, Devices, and Materials. The List of Implants,
Devices, Materials, and Objects Tested in the MRI Environment. Health
Effects of Induced Electric Field: Implications for Metallic Implants.
Appendices.