Abstract #0485

Specific Absorption Rate, dB/dt, and Device Parameters Following MRI of Patients with Implanted Cardiac Devices

Amir Ali Rahsepar¹, Rozann Hansford¹, Michael A. Guttman¹, Valeria Castro¹, Diana McVeigh¹, Stefan Zimmermann¹, John Kirsch², Henry R. Halperin¹, and Saman Nazarian¹

¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States, ²Siemens Medical Solutions

This large prospective study showed that the previously suggested SAR limit of 2 W/kg can be unduly restrictive. No other MRI characteristics appear to predict changes in device system parameters.

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