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ReviewBioactive materials2021

The current performance of biodegradable magnesium-based implants in magnetic resonance imaging: A review.

Jonathan Espiritu, Martin Meier, Jan-Marten Seitz

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Review in Bioactive materials, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jonathan EspirituSyntellix AG, Hannover, Germany.
Martin MeierHannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Jan-Marten SeitzSyntellix AG, Hannover, Germany.
Syntellix (Germany) · DEMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Magnesium-based implants are re-emerging as a substantial amendment to standard orthopaedic implants. A brief introduction of magnesium (Mg) as a biodegradable material and basic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) principles are discussed. This review aims to highlight the current performance of these implants during examinations with MRI. We also aim to summarise comparisons between Mg-based implants with current standards to emphasise the promotion of biodegradable implants in clinical practice. A comprehensive search of current literature on Mg-based implants and the utilisation of MRI in the studies was performed. Additionally, recorded artefact behaviour of Mg-based implants during MRI was investigated. A total of nine studies were included in which MRI was employed to image Mg-based implants. Of those studies, four of the nine discuss artefact production caused by the implants. MRI successfully imaged regions of interest over all and produced fewer artefacts than other materials used in the studies. MRI was employed in contrast angiography, bone growth observation, bone infection healing, and blood perfusion. Imaging capabilities of an implant material are vital to translating products into clinical application. Positive findings presented in this review suggest and support the use of Mg-based implants due to their successful visual compatibility with MRI techniques.

Indexed as

Biodegradable implantsMagnesiumMagnetic resonance imagingMedical imagingPatient safety

Identifiers

PMID33997512
PMCPMC8111036
OpenAlexW3161192497

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