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ArticleDiagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey)2023

Artifact characterization of Nitinol needles in magnetic resonance imaging-guided musculoskeletal interventions at 3.0 tesla: a phantom study.

Vanessa Franziska Schmidt, Olaf Dietrich, Max Seidensticker, Moritz Wildgruber, Bernd Erber, Jens Ricke, Sophia Samira Goller

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Article in Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Vanessa Franziska SchmidtDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7067-2203
Olaf DietrichDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6182-5039
Max SeidenstickerDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2481-5410
Moritz WildgruberDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7228-6963
Bernd ErberDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2669-2001
Jens RickeDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8762-8594
Sophia Samira GollerDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0964-8386

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Abstract

purposeTo characterize the artifacts of an 18-gauge coaxial nickel-titanium needle using a balanced steady-state free precession sequence in magnetic resonance imaging-guided interventions at 3.0 tesla.

methodsThe influence of flip angle (FA), bandwidth, matrix, slice thickness (ST), and read-out direction on needle artifact behavior was investigated for different intervention angles (IA). Artifact diameters were rated at predefined positions. Subgroup differences were assessed using Bonferroni-corrected non-parametric tests and correlations between continuous variables were expressed using the Bravais-Pearson coefficient. Interrater reliability was quantified using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs), and a contrast-enhanced target lesion to non-enhanced muscle tissue contrast ratio was quantified.

resultsThe artifact diameters decreased with an increase in FA for all IAs (

conclusionTo minimize needle artifacts, it is recommended to use FAs of 40°-60°, a ST of >7 mm, and, if possible, an IA of 45°-60°. The visibility of the target lesion and the needle's artifact behavior must be weighed up against each other when choosing the ST, while higher FAs (40°-60°) and matrices (224 × 224/256 × 256) are associated with low artifacts and sufficient lesion visibility.

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ArtifactsNeedlesAlloysHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingReproducibility of ResultsAlloysnitinolArtifactinterventionalMSKmusculoskeletalreal-time sequence

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PMCPMC10679549

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