Magnetic resonance imaging of muscle electroporation injury.
Low frequency electrical currents traversing the body during electrical shock can produce tissue damage by effects of electrical forces on cellular organelles and proteins as well as by Joule heating beyond thermotolerance. Treatment for these different injuries are quite distinct. Therefore, it is important to accurately diagnose the form of injury. Here we discuss the use of MRI for this purpose.
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Department of Surgery, Chicago University, IL, USA.
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Collins
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Karczmar
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Tenchov
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