Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi
July 2023
Purpose: This study aims to optimize the selection of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners and metal artifact reduction magnetic resonance sequence (MARS) in patients with metallic implants by comparing the image quality of MARS at different static magnetic fields.
Method: A titanium alloy hip prostheses stem was covered with the pork phantom. Nifedipine 10 mg was placed as a simulated lesion near the hip joint of the phantom.