| Title | Effects of magnetic resonance imaging fields on stapedectomy prostheses. |
| Author(s) | Applebaum EL, Valvassori GE |
| Source | Arch Otolaryngol 1985 Dec; 111(12):820-1. |
| MeSH | Electromagnetic Fields
Humans
In Vitro
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Prostheses and Implants
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| Abstract | Seven different types of widely used metallic stapedectomy prostheses were individually placed on a millimeter scale in a plastic Petri dish. The Petri dish was moved within the core and around the magnet of a 1.5-tesla magnetic resonance imaging unit (General Electric Sigma). No movement of any of the prostheses was seen. We conclude that there is no apparent danger of these prostheses becoming displaced in stapedectomy patients subjected to the electromagnetic fields of magnetic resonance imaging units. |
| Language | eng |
| Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 4062654 |
