An operational approach to the execution of MR examinations in patients with CIED

In the context of the increasing spread of cardiac active implantable heart devices (CIEDs) in the population and of the wide diagnostic/therapeutic utility of magnetic resonance (MRI) examinations, the goal of this paper is to provide the experience of the Santa Maria Nuova Hospital of the USL Tusc...

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Published in:Radiologia medica 2020-12, Vol.125 (12), p.1311-1321
Main Authors: Guerrini, Laura, Mazzocchi, Silvia, Giomi, Andrea, Milli, Massimo, Carpi, Roberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diagnostic Radiology
Diagnostic systems
Imaging
Interventional Radiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neuroradiology
Radiology
Ultrasound
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Summary:In the context of the increasing spread of cardiac active implantable heart devices (CIEDs) in the population and of the wide diagnostic/therapeutic utility of magnetic resonance (MRI) examinations, the goal of this paper is to provide the experience of the Santa Maria Nuova Hospital of the USL Tuscany Center in Florence and to report an organizational proposal to perform, in the hospital settings, MRI examinations on patients carrying CIED. This report is intended to show the operational choices of a Radiology Department which organizes this activity in accordance with the new Italian regulatory framework in the field of safety of MR sites (Ministero della Salute in Decreto Ministeriale 10 agosto 2018 Determinazione degli standard di sicurezza e impiego per le apparecchiature a risonanza magnetica, 2018).
ISSN:0033-8362
1826-6983
DOI:10.1007/s11547-020-01206-x