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Development and testing of passive tracking markers for different field strengths and tracking speeds.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16510948     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Susceptibility markers for passive tracking need to be small in order to maintain the shape and mechanical properties of the endovascular device. Nevertheless, they also must have a high magnetic moment to induce an adequate artefact at a variety of scan techniques, tracking speeds and, preferably, field strengths. Paramagnetic markers do not satisfy all of these requirements. Ferro- and ferrimagnetic materials were therefore investigated with a vibrating sample magnetometer and compared with the strongly paramagnetic dysprosium oxide. Results indicated that the magnetic behaviour of stainless steel type AISI 410 corresponds the best with ideal marker properties. Markers with different magnetic moments were constructed and tested in in vitro and in vivo experiments. The appearance of the corresponding artefacts was field strength independent above magnetic saturation of 1.5 T. Generally, the contrast-to-noise ratio decreased at increasing tracking speed and decreasing magnetic moment. Device depiction was most consistent at a frame rate of 20 frames per second.
Authors:
J M Peeters; J-H Seppenwoolde; L W Bartels; C J G Bakker
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2006-03-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physics in medicine and biology     Volume:  51     ISSN:  0031-9155     ISO Abbreviation:  Phys Med Biol     Publication Date:  2006 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-03-02     Completed Date:  2006-05-25     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401220     Medline TA:  Phys Med Biol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  N127-37     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Image Sciences Institute, Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, RM Q.0S.459, 3584 CA Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Angiography / instrumentation*,  methods
Animals
Balloon Dilatation / instrumentation
Biological Markers
Dysprosium / chemistry
Ferrosoferric Oxide / chemistry
Image Enhancement
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Magnetics*
Models, Statistical
Nickel
Particle Accelerators
Stainless Steel
Swine
Thermodynamics
Time Factors
Zinc / chemistry
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biological Markers; 12597-68-1/Stainless Steel; 1308-87-8/dysprosium oxide; 1317-61-9/Ferrosoferric Oxide; 7429-91-6/Dysprosium; 7440-02-0/Nickel; 7440-66-6/Zinc

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