Magnetic Resonance Procedures
Subtitle: Health Effects and Safety
Publisher: CRC
Published: December 21, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9780849308741
Subjects: Medical diagnosis; Medical toxicology; Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR / MRI); Toxicology; Medical / Nursing; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri); Radiation Toxicology; Medical; Science/Mathematics; Safety measures; Allied Health Services - Radiologic & Ultrasound Technology; Radiology; Medical / Radiology & Nuclear Medicine; Health aspects; Diagnostic Imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging
First sentence: The possibility that some hazard may be associated with exposure to the strong magnetic fields required to perform magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been of concern since the introduction of this technique in the late 1970s.