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ReviewSkeletal radiology2024

Managing hardware-related metal artifacts in MRI: current and evolving techniques.

Georg C Feuerriegel, Reto Sutter

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Review in Skeletal radiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Interpreting acute postoperative MRI after lumbar spinal fusion: a practical framework for clinical decision-making.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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  7. Pre-scan prediction of postoperative MRI reliability for the spinal canal and neural foramina using localizer images in patients with lumbar instrumentation.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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  13. Carbon fiber-reinforced polyetheretherketone spinal instrumentation in pediatric spinal tumors: report of two cases and review of the literature.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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  15. Current Uses for Medical Imaging With Orthopaedic Implant Technology.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Georg C FeuerriegelDepartment of Radiology, Balgrist University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Forchstrasse 340, 8008, Zurich, Switzerland. georg.feuerriegel@balgrist.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5313-5011
Reto SutterDepartment of Radiology, Balgrist University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Forchstrasse 340, 8008, Zurich, Switzerland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) around metal implants has been challenging due to magnetic susceptibility differences between metal implants and adjacent tissues, resulting in image signal loss, geometric distortion, and loss of fat suppression. These artifacts can compromise the diagnostic accuracy and the evaluation of surrounding anatomical structures. As the prevalence of total joint replacements continues to increase in our aging society, there is a need for proper radiological assessment of tissues around metal implants to aid clinical decision-making in the management of post-operative complaints and complications. Various techniques for reducing metal artifacts in musculoskeletal imaging have been explored in recent years. One approach focuses on improving hardware components. High-density multi-channel radiofrequency (RF) coils, parallel imaging techniques, and gradient warping correction enable signal enhancement, image acquisition acceleration, and geometric distortion minimization. In addition, the use of susceptibility-matched implants and low-field MRI helps to reduce magnetic susceptibility differences. The second approach focuses on metal artifact reduction sequences such as view-angle tilting (VAT) and slice-encoding for metal artifact correction (SEMAC). Iterative reconstruction algorithms, deep learning approaches, and post-processing techniques are used to estimate and correct artifact-related errors in reconstructed images. This article reviews recent developments in clinically applicable metal artifact reduction techniques as well as advances in MR hardware. The review provides a better understanding of the basic principles and techniques, as well as an awareness of their limitations, allowing for a more reasoned application of these methods in clinical settings.

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ArtifactsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMetalsHumansProstheses and ImplantsMetalsArthroplastyArtifactsJoint prosthesisMagnetic resonance imaging

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PMID38381196
PMCPMC11303499

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