Wallstent metallic biliary endoprosthesis: MR imaging characteristics. |
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Authors: | M J Girard P F Hahn S Saini S L Dawson M A Goldberg P R Mueller |
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Affiliation: | Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. |
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Abstract: | 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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