[Verification of irradiation conditions of X-rays that influence implantable cardiac pacemakers].
Originally, it was thought that X-rays did not influence implantable cardiac pacemakers. In general, radiological technologists did not take proper care of these devises at the time of X-Ray examinations. However, 11 cases in which pacemakers malfunctioned (for example partial electrical reset) during CT examinations have been reported in recent years. At the time, we tended to attribute such problems to the peculiarities of multi-detector CT (MDCT). However, on logical grounds this explanation seemed weak. To better explain the problem, we attempted various tests in which pacemakers were exposed to CT and X-ray photography equipment. We analyzed some ECG results to clarify the matter and took measurements to examine these problems.
Umezawa
Naoki
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Radiological Technology Course, School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, Japan.
Hirose
Minoru
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Shinbo
Toshihiro
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D004562:Electrocardiography; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011830:Radiation Effects; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014965:X-Rays