Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 7 , Pages 500-505 , July 2009

An Evaluation of MRI Safety and Compatibility of a Silver-Impregnated Antimicrobial Wound Dressing

  • John Nyenhuis, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author and reprints: John A. Nyenhuis, PhD, Purdue University, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 465 Northwestern Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2035
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  • Lian Duan, MS

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 This study was funded by ConvaTec (Skillman, NJ). Sushma Soni provided editorial assistance with support from ConvaTec.

PII: S1546-1440(09)00117-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2009.02.013

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 7 , Pages 500-505 , July 2009

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