WALLSTENT METALLIC BILIARY ENDOPROSTHESIS - MR IMAGING CHARACTERISTICS

被引:17
作者
GIRARD, MJ
HAHN, PF
SAINI, S
DAWSON, SL
GOLDBERG, MA
MUELLER, PR
机构
[1] MASSACHUSETTS GEN HOSP,DEPT RADIOL,32 FRUIT ST,BOSTON,MA 02114
[2] HARVARD UNIV,SCH MED,BOSTON,MA 02115
关键词
BILE DUCTS; MR; PROSTHESES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE (MR); ARTIFACT; SAFETY;
D O I
10.1148/radiology.184.3.1509084
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Image quality and safety of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging were evaluated in vitro and in eight patients with the most commonly employed metallic biliary endoprosthesis. In vitro, the stent produced no tip deflection at 0.6 or 1.5 T. Trace magnetic susceptibility artifact, similar to artifact from a column of air, paralleled the stent. In patients, image degradation was minimal with conventional pulse sequences. Middle-field-strength spin-echo images revealed minimal artifacts indistinguishable from those produced by pneumobilia.
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页码:874 / 876
页数:3
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