Age Matters: A Comparative Study of RF Heating of Epicardial and Endocardial Electronic Devices in Pediatric and Adult Phantoms during Cardiothoracic MRI.

ABSTRACT: This study focused on the potential risks of radiofrequency-induced heating of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) in children and adults with epicardial and endocardial leads of varying lengths during cardiothoracic MRI scans. Infants and young children are the primary recipients of epicardial CIEDs, though the devices have not been approved as MR conditional by the FDA due to limited data, leading to pediatric hospitals either refusing the MRI service to most pediatric CIED patients or adopting a scan-all strategy based on results from adult studies. The study argues that risk-benefit decisions should be made on an individual basis. We used 120 clinically relevant epicardial and endocardial device configurations in adult and pediatric anthropomorphic phantoms to determine the

SUBMITTER: Jiang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10486594 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature