A Concept for Magnetic Resonance Visualization of Surgical Textile Implants
A Concept for Magnetic Resonance Visualization of Surgical Textile Implants
复制标题
外科纺织植入物磁共振可视化的概念
作者:
N. Krämer;H. Donker;J. Otto;M. Hodenius;J. Sénégas;I. Slabu;U. Klinge;M. Baumann;A. Müllen;B. Obolenski;R. Günther;G. Krombach
Purpose:To develop a method for visualizing surgical textile implant (STI) with superparamagnetic iron oxides (SPIO), using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Therefore, positive-contrast inversion-recovery with on-resonant water suppression (IRON) was applied and its properties were evaluated in vitro. Materials and Methods:STI with different concentrations of SPIO integrated into the base material were produced. Imaging was performed on a clinical 1.5 Tesla scanner, using conventional balanced gradient echo sequences (SSFP), T2*-weighted sequences, and IRON-imaging. In vitro experiments were conducted in an agarose phantom. On MR-images, contrast-to-noise-ratios, and the dimensions of the implant were assessed. Results:Conventional MRI exhibited SPIO-loaded STI as signal voids. Using IRON, the mesh was clearly exhibited hyperintensely with suppression of on-resonant background signals with a distinct differentiation to other sources of off-resonances. Concentrations of approximately 9 mg/g led to best positive contrast and highest contrast-to-noise-ratios using IRON. Depending on B0-orientation, phase encoding direction and the STI's SPIO-load, the IRON-signal showed a characteristic pattern and an overestimation of STI size up to 4.6 mm. Conclusion:The integration of SPIOs into the base material combined with IRON is a feasible approach to visualize STI with MRI. This method could help to identify mesh-related problems in time and to reduce the need for surgical revision.
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2.5
作者:
Kim,YoungBeom;Bae,KiHyun;Yoo,Seung-Schik;Park,TaeGwan;Park,HyunWook
通讯作者:
Park,HyunWook