Case report: nuclear magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with a pacemaker.
The presence of a pacemaker has been considered a contraindication for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination. The authors describe a patient with a pacemaker who underwent MRI of the head without sequelae. Spine-echo MRI was preformed with 1.5 Tesla imager using head coil only. Prior to imaging, the pacemaker was programmed to the OOO mode. In carefully selected pacing-independent patients, with a pacemaker in a bipolar configuration, MRI of the head appears to be safe provided the pacemaker is programmed to OOO and enough scar tissue has developed to prevent pacemaker or lead movement.
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Department of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago 60680.
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D000328:Adult; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial