Incidence and predictors of MRI scan utilization in MRI-conditional pacemaker recipients: A multicenter experience.
Rakesh Gopinathan NairPhilip L MarGaurang GandhiAmy LeiserowitzAjay TripuraneniDhanunjaya R LakkireddyGuanhua ChenEric KrepsLuke BottingStephanie CopelandNancy FirsichKathy KioussopoulosJerome E GranatoPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2018)
In this MRC cohort, MRI scan utilization during follow-up was low but projection analyses showed a higher incidence over the lifetime of the MRC. A history of prior MRI and active smoking independently predicted the performance of an MRI scan during follow-up.