Interethnic variation in the prevalence of claustrophobia during MRI at Singapore General Hospital: does a wider bore MR scanner help?
Background and objectives: It is estimated that 60 million magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are performed annually around the world. Of these, 25% of patients experienced moderate to severe claustrophobia during the procedure. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and interethn...
Main Authors: | Salem Ah Sing Koh, Weiling Lee, Rosherinna Rahmat, Parag Ratnakar Salkade, Huihua Li |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-12-01
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Series: | Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2010105817695819 |
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