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Development of an MRI-compatible catheter for pacing the heart: Initial in vitro and in vivo results
✍ Scribed by Anastazia Jerzewski; Peter M. T. Pattynama; Paul Steendijk; Joost Doornbos; Albert de Roos; Jan Baan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 256 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1053-1807
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
An MRI‐compatible catheter was developed for pacing the heart during MRI imaging. The device was tested in vitro and in vivo in 10 animal experiments, using spin‐echo, gradient‐echo, and echo‐planar MRI sequences. Images were of good quality in all sequences. Pacing was effective without induced arrhythmias. Therefore, pacing the heart during MRI is feasible and seems to be safe when using dedicated hardware.