Artifacts in spine magnetic resonance imaging due to different intervertebral test spacers: An in vitro evaluation of magnesium versus titanium and carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers as biomaterials

Neuroradiology

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 525-529

  Ernstberger, Thorsten ^a   Buchhorn, Gottfried ^b   Heidrich, Gabert ^b  

^a Klinikum Bad Bramstedt   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Innovative biomaterials; Interbody test implants; Magnesium alloys; MRI artifacting

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; CARBON FIBER; MAGNESIUM; POLYMER; TITANIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMPLANTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CARBON; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SPINE; SWINE; TITANIUM;

EID: 69949097360     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-009-0537-4     Document Type: Article

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