Brain magnetic resonance imaging examination in a patient with non‐magnetic resonance conditional pacemaker

Abstract

Clinical dilemmas arise when patients with a non-magnetic resonance (MR) conditional pacemaker are required to undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We encountered a pacemaker patient with debilitating non-motor symptoms of Parkinson׳s disease, who required an MRI prior to deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery. MRI was performed safely without adverse events despite the presence of a conventional pacemaker.

Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: Pulse Width Pitfalls

“…In a review of 15 cases involving patients with CIEDs undergoing DBS, 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 including another case from our center (Supplementary Material 1 ), only two cases reported inter‐device interactions. Nayak et al 7 described baseline artifacts, likely due to the proximity of the two generators.…”