ACR Guidance Document for Safe MR Practices: 2007
American Journal of RoentgenologyPublished 22 May 2007
Emanuel Kanal, A. James Barkovich, Charlotte Bell, James P. Borgstede, William G. Bradley, Jerry Froelich
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E. Kanal is a consultant for, is a members of the speakers bureau of, and provides research support for Bracco Diagnostics and GE Healthcare; is a member of the speaker bureau of and provides Research support for Siemens Medical Solutions; and providesResearch support for Berlex and Medtronic.
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ACR Guidance Document for Safe MR Practices: 2007Emanuel Kanal1, A. James Barkovich2, Charlotte Bell3, James P. Borgstede4, William G. Bradley, Jr.5, Jerry W. Froelich6, Tobias Gilk7, J. Rod Gimbel8, John Gosbee9, Ellisa Kuhni-Kaminski1, James W. Lester, Jr.10, John Nyenhuis11, Yoav Parag1, Daniel J. Schaefer12, Elizabeth A. Sebek-Scoumis1, Jeffrey Weinreb13, Loren A. Zaremba14, Pamela Wilcox15, Leonard Lucey15, Nancy Sass15 and the ACR Blue Ribbon Panel on MR SafetyAudio Available | Share
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