Abstract
Subjects of brain-imaging studies often report experiencing vertigo while in MRI machines; a new study shows that the magnetic field stimulates the vestibular sensors in the inner ear by a Lorentz force.
Straumann, D; Bockisch, C J (2011). Neurophysiology : vertigo in MRI machines. Current Biology, 21(19):R806-R807.
Abstract
Subjects of brain-imaging studies often report experiencing vertigo while in MRI machines; a new study shows that the magnetic field stimulates the vestibular sensors in the inner ear by a Lorentz force.
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| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, original work |
|---|---|
| Communities & Collections: | 04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Clinic for Neurology |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 610 Medicine & health |
| Scopus Subject Areas: | Life Sciences > General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Life Sciences > General Agricultural and Biological Sciences |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 2011 |
| Deposited On: | 17 Nov 2011 12:19 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2022 19:30 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0960-9822 |
| OA Status: | Hybrid |
| Publisher DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2011.08.062 |
| PubMed ID: | 21996500 |
Straumann, D