Why the study?
Does a fiber-optic stethoscope system provide robust cardiac monitoring and gating compared to conventional ECG in small animals during magnetic resonance microscopy?
Population
Small animals (rats and mice) undergoing cardiac magnetic resonance microscopy
Comparison
Fiber-optic stethoscope system perorally… vs Conventional electrocardiograph (ECG)
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Supports reliable cardiac gating in rodent MR microscopy; leaves open translation to clinical use.
Does a fiber-optic stethoscope system provide robust cardiac monitoring and gating compared to conventional ECG in small animals during magnetic resonance microscopy?
A novel fiber-optic stethoscope provides reliable cardiac gating for MR microscopy in small animals, overcoming the electromagnetic interference issues of conventional ECG.
Brau et al. (2002) studied this question.
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