P Bauer1. 1. Univ. Klinik für Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Universitätskliniken der MedUni Wien/AKH Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Wien, Österreich. petra.bauer@akhwien.at.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The increasing number of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations and the increasing number of medical implants lead to an ever-increasing expenditure in implant research, which as a consequence is becoming more time and resource consuming. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This review article provides guidelines for optimized implant clarification in clinical practice by means of patient interrogation and the incorporation of implant databases. The technical background of implant interactions is discussed and an outlook on new integrated MRI safety systems is given. CONCLUSION: The optimization of the implant clarification process integrated into the clinical workflow avoids undesired MRI interactions and enables a safe and economic working procedure for patients.
BACKGROUND: The increasing number of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations and the increasing number of medical implants lead to an ever-increasing expenditure in implant research, which as a consequence is becoming more time and resource consuming. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This review article provides guidelines for optimized implant clarification in clinical practice by means of patient interrogation and the incorporation of implant databases. The technical background of implant interactions is discussed and an outlook on new integrated MRI safety systems is given. CONCLUSION: The optimization of the implant clarification process integrated into the clinical workflow avoids undesired MRI interactions and enables a safe and economic working procedure for patients.
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Interactions; Magnetic resonance imaging; Research; Spatial field gradient; Specific absorption rate
Authors: Emanuel Kanal; A James Barkovich; Charlotte Bell; James P Borgstede; William G Bradley; Jerry W Froelich; J Rod Gimbel; John W Gosbee; Ellisa Kuhni-Kaminski; Paul A Larson; James W Lester; John Nyenhuis; Daniel Joe Schaefer; Elizabeth A Sebek; Jeffrey Weinreb; Bruce L Wilkoff; Terry O Woods; Leonard Lucey; Dina Hernandez Journal: J Magn Reson Imaging Date: 2013-01-23 Impact factor: 4.813