Open AccessRecent innovations in the development of magnetic resonance imaging conditional pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
Author(s) -
S. Suave Lobodziński
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
cardiology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.573
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1897-5593
pISSN - 1898-018X
DOI - 10.5603/cj.2012.0018
Subject(s) - magnetic resonance imaging , medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , cardiac magnetic resonance , clinical practice , cardiology , radiology , family medicine
The first generation of magnetic resonance conditional pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators has finally arrived in clinical practice after many years of development. These devices have been optimized to properly function within magnetic fields of 1.5 T and ensure safe operation in controlled environments. Further progress is needed to develop a new generation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) conditional devices that can operate in higher powered MRI machines (3 T) which produce clearer images.