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Safety of metallic surgical clips in patients undergoing high-field-strength magnetic resonance imaging.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2488678     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Use of metallic clips with ferromagnetic properties in patients undergoing a large variety of surgical procedures, and in particular, in coronary artery and other vascular reconstructions, has become increasingly popular. The safety of these commonly used surgical clips when subjected to high-intensity diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging fields is still debated. Commonly used hemostatic metallic clips manufactured by the Weck and US Surgical Corporations were tested in an in vitro system to assess their safety with regard to migration and displacement. The two tested hemostatic metallic clips proved safe and did not migrate or become dislodged when they underwent magnetic resonance imaging scans. This is in direct contrast to multiple cerebral aneurysm clips, also tested, which have highly ferromagnetic properties and were previously shown to migrate with disastrous results in patients undergoing diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging scans. This study supports the continued widespread use of small metallic hemostatic clips in the myriad of procedures in which they are presently used and illustrates the need for methods of evaluating such devices before they are clinically implanted.
Authors:
J P Gold; W Pulsinelli; P Winchester; P W Brill; M Jacewicz; O W Isom
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Annals of thoracic surgery     Volume:  48     ISSN:  0003-4975     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann. Thorac. Surg.     Publication Date:  1989 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-12-18     Completed Date:  1989-12-18     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  15030100R     Medline TA:  Ann Thorac Surg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  643-5     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York 10021.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Electromagnetic Fields
Foreign-Body Migration / etiology
Hemostasis, Surgical / instrumentation*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Metals
Prostheses and Implants / adverse effects*
Safety
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Metals
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Ann Thorac Surg. 1991 Jan;51(1):162-3   [PMID:  2012642 ]
Ann Thorac Surg. 1990 Nov;50(5):856-7   [PMID:  2241363 ]

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