Intervertebral test spacers and postfusion MRI artifacting: A comparative in vitro study of magnesium versus titanium and carbon fiber reinforced polymers as biomaterials
Autor: | Gottfried Buchhorn, Gabert Heidrich, Thorsten Ernstberger |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2009 |
Předmět: |
Carbon fiber reinforced polymers
interbody test implants chemistry.chemical_element 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences magnesium alloys 0302 clinical medicine Medicine In vitro study mri artifacting Artifact (error) business.industry Magnesium Biomaterial General Medicine equipment and supplies Biocompatible material chemistry Cadaveric spasm business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Titanium Biomedical engineering innovative biomaterials |
Zdroj: | Open Medicine, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp 496-500 (2009) |
ISSN: | 2391-5463 |
Popis: | Intervertebral spacers are made of different materials, which can effect the postfusion magnetic imaging (MRI) scans. Susceptibility artifacts specially for metallic implants can decrease the image quality. This study aimed to determine whether magnesium as a lightweight and biocompatible metal is suitable as a biomaterial for spinal implants based on its MRI artifacting behavior. To compare artifacting behaviors, we implanted into one porcine cadaveric spine different test spacers made of magnesium, titanium and CFRP. All test spacers were scanned using 2 T1-TSE MRI sequences. The artifact dimensions were traced on all scans and statistically analyzed. The total artifact volume and median artifact area of the titanium spacers were statistically significantly larger than magnesium spacers (p < 0.001), while magnesium and CFRP spacers produced almost identical artifacting behaviors (p > 0.05). Our results suggest that spinal implants made with magnesium alloys will behave more like CFRP devices in MRI scans. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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