Vagal nerve stimulator

Last revised by Craig Hacking on 21 Feb 2024

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Citation:

Bickle I, Hacking C, Sharma R, et al. Vagal nerve stimulator. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 18 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-57414

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-57414

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/57414

rID:

57414

Article created:

23 Dec 2017, Ian Bickle ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Ian Bickle had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

21 Feb 2024, Craig Hacking ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Craig Hacking had the following disclosures:

Philips Australia, Paid speaker at Philips Spectral CT events (ongoing)

These were assessed during peer review and were determined to not be relevant to the changes that were made.

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Revisions:

10 times, by 6 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest, Head & Neck

Tags:

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Synonyms:

Vagal nerve stimulators (VNS)
Vagus nerve stimulator
Vagus nerve stimulators
Vagus nerve stimulation
Vagal nerve stimulation
Vagus nerve stimulator (VNS)
VNS

Vagal nerve stimulators, or vagus nerve stimulators (VNS), are implantable devices used to treat a number of conditions, although the mechanism of action has not been completely elucidated.

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