title: Safe performance of magnetic resonance imaging on a patient with an ICD.
abstract: This is a report on a patient with an implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) who intentionally underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a malignant brain tumor. To avoid inadequate detection of ventricular tachycardia (VT) or ventricular fibrillation (VF), the ICD was inactivated by programming the VT-detection and VT/VF-therapy status off. The patient came through the protocol safely and without any difficulty or discomfort. There was no arrhythmic event. MRI affected neither programmed data nor the function of the ICD system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hospital of the University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 33, D-48149 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wollmann
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grude
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tombach
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kugel
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Heindel
authors.forename: Günter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Breithardt
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Böcker
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vahlhaus
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*