Dabus Guilherme, Gerstle Ronald J, Goodman James, Cross DeWitte T, Moran Christopher J, Derdeyn Colin P
Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, Box 8131, 510 S. Kingshighway Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Neuroradiology. 2006 Jun;48(6):409-11. doi: 10.1007/s00234-006-0078-z. Epub 2006 Apr 26.
The Goldvalve balloon is the only currently available detachable balloon. We undertook a study to determine safety and imaging artifacts in a MR environment. We found no evidence for heating or deflection of the balloon in a comprehensive series of in vitro experiments at 3 T. MR imaging at field strengths up to 3 T of patients with implanted Goldvalve balloons is safe. Imaging artifacts are minimal.
