Pacemaker may skip a beat during routine CT scan

May 15, 2008 Pacemaker may skip a beat during routine CT scan Shalmali Pal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A trip through the MR scanner can wreak havoc with implantable cardiac devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators. But this kind of interference may not be limited to MR imaging, according to Cynthia McCollough, Ph.D. Her research found that x-rays can also interact with these devices, McCollough said at the 2008 Stanford International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT.

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