Imaging of soft tissues adjacent to orthopedic hardware: Comparison of 3-T and 1.5-T MRI

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Farrelly, Cormac ^a   Davarpanah, Amir ^b   Brennan, Stephen ^a   Sampson, Mathew ^c   Eustace, Stephen J ^a  

^a CAPPAGH NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Santry Demesne ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

1.5 T; 3 T; Artifact reduction; MRI; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

METAL; STEEL; TITANIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; IMAGE QUALITY; LEG; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; HINDLIMB; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SWINE; TITANIUM;

EID: 74749100321     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1740     Document Type: Article

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