External pneumatic compression device prevents fainting in standing weight-bearing MRI: a cohort study

Bjarke Brandt Hansen,Rasmus Bouert,Henning Bliddal,Robin Christensen,Tom Bendix,Anders Christensen,Jesper Mehlsen,Zoreh Rasti,Mikael Boesen

External pneumatic compression device prevents fainting in standing weight-bearing MRI: a cohort study

2013

Bjarke Brandt Hansen
Rasmus Bouert
Henning Bliddal
Robin Christensen
Tom Bendix
Anders Christensen
Jesper Mehlsen
Zoreh Rasti
Mikael Boesen

Objective To investigate if a peristaltic external pneumatic compression device attached to the legs, while scanning, can reduce a substantial risk of fainting in standing weight-bearing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

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Radiology
Fainting
Compression (physics)
Weight-bearing
Cohort study
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medicine
Surgery
compression device
Biomedical engineering

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