MR parameters for imaging titanium spinal instrumentation

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-32

  Wang, Jeffrey C ^a   Sandhu, Harvinder S ^a   Yu, Warren D ^a   Minchew, Joe T ^a   Delamarter, Rick B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Metal artifact; MR imaging; Pedicle screw; Titanium

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE QUALITY; METAL IMPLANTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031054107     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-199702000-00004     Document Type: Article

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