Rivet-like titanium clamp implants for fixation of skull flaps - Radiological identification, safety and image quality in MRI;Nietenartige titan-klammern zur refixierung von knochendeckeln nach kraniotomie - Radiologische identifizierung, anwendungssicherheit und bildqualitat bei CT- und MR-untersuchungen

RoFo Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der Neuen Bildgebenden Verfahren

Volumn 169, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 601-604

  Lerch, K D ^a   Morgenstern, F ^a   Lau, K T ^a   Hoffmann, G ^a  

^a KLINIKUM DORTMUND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cranial bone flap; Metallic implants; MR Compatibility; Skull flap; Titanium

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMPLANT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL;

ARTIFACTS; CRANIOTOMY; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TITANIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032410790     PISSN: 09366652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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