RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Temperature changes in nickel-chromium intracranial depth electrodes during MR scanning.
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 497
OP 500
VO 14
IS 2
A1 J Zhang
A1 C L Wilson
A1 M F Levesque
A1 E J Behnke
A1 R B Lufkin
YR 1993
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/14/2/497.abstract
AB The authors sought to determine whether there are any heating effects of 1.5-T MR scanning upon nickel-chromium electrodes and to confirm the safety of scanning these electrodes after intracranial surgical implantation in epilepsy patients. Since there was no significant temperature increase of the electrodes tested in their experiments, the authors conclude that nickel-chromium electrodes implanted in the brain are thermally safe for MR scanning.