Assessment of MRI issues at 3-Tesla for metallic surgical implants: findings applied to 61 additional skin closure staples and vessel ligation clips

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Purpose</p> <p>Metallic skin closure staples and vessel ligation clips should be tested at 3-Tesla to characterize MRI issues in order to ensure patient safety. Therefore, metallic surgical implants were assessed at 3-Tesla for magnetic field interact...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gill Amreeta, Shellock Frank G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Subjects:
MRI
Online Access:http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/14/1/3