Measurements of magnetism-related forces and torque moments affecting medical instruments, implants, and foreign objects during magnetic resonance imaging at all degrees of freedom.

Abstract:

:We designed a novel force/torque moment transducer with six degrees of freedom. This new sensor is used for measuring the forces and torque moments exerted by static magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) fields on various medical implants, instruments, and ballistic shell fragments. To determine the location of strongest effect the inhomogeneity of the magnetic field between the entrance of the MRI-tube (portal), and the imaging section was measured. Force and torque moments of a sample of 45 objects were measured at two positions, at the portal, and in the center of the imaging section. We classified the objects regarding to the magnetism-related forces measured in the homogeneous part of the MRI tube. About one-third of the objects was non- or weakly magnetic, one-third moderately, and the last third was strongly magnetic. Forces within the inhomogeneous area of the magnetic field at the entrance part of the tube were up to half a magnitude larger than forces inside the homogeneous imaging section. Here the greatest potential risks to patients might occur.

journal_name

Med Phys

journal_title

Medical physics

authors

Planert J,Modler H,Vosshenrich R

doi

10.1118/1.597853

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1996-06-01 00:00:00

pages

851-6

issue

6

eissn

0094-2405

issn

2473-4209

journal_volume

23

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