Magnetite ingested as a nutritional supplement: Unexpected source of MRI susceptibility artifact

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1026-1027

  Taketomi Takahashi, Ayako ^a   Tsushima, Yoshito ^a   Nakajima, Takahito ^a   Takano, Akie ^a   Amanuma, Makoto ^a   Endo, Keigo ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abdominal imaging; MRI; Safety

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; JIYOU TETSU; MAGNETITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ASIA; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 33947642086     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.0634     Document Type: Article

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