Open AccessOrthodontic appliances and MR image artefacts: An exploratory in vitro and in vivo study using 1.5-T and 3-T scanners
Author(s) -
Mikael Sonesson,
Fahad Alqabandi,
Sven Månsson,
Lars Bondemark,
Kristina HellénHalme
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
imaging science in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2233-7830
pISSN - 2233-7822
DOI - 10.5624/isd.20200199
Subject(s) - retainer , materials science , dentistry , orthodontics , nickel titanium , maxilla , biomedical engineering , medicine , metallurgy , composite material , shape memory alloy
The aim of this study was to assess the artefacts of 12 fixed orthodontic appliances in magnetic resonance images obtained using 1.5-T and 3-T scanners, and to evaluate different imaging sequences designed to suppress metal artefacts.