Shellock F G, Shellock V J
Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
Radiology. 1998 Jun;207(3):822-5. doi: 10.1148/radiology.207.3.9609911.
Metallic cranial bone flap fixation clamps were tested for compatibility at 1.5-T magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with standardized techniques. There was no magnetic field attraction, heating was minor, and artifacts involved a relatively small signal void. These data indicate that bone flap fixation clamps will not present risks to patients undergoing MR imaging procedures with MR systems of 1.5 T or less.