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Abstract #0893

MRI Near Metallic Implants Using SEMAC: Initial Clinical Experience

Garry E. Gold1, Shreyas S. Vasanawala2, Wenmiao Lu3, Christina A. Chen2, Weitian Chen4, John M. Pauly5, Kim Butts Pauly2, Stuart B. Goodman, Brian A. Hargreaves2

1Radiology, Bioengineering, Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States; 2Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States; 3Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Tech., Singapore; 4Applied Science Laboratory, GE Healthcare, Menlo Park, CA, United States; 5Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States


MRI around metallic implants such as total joint replacements has been limited due to artifacts. Recently a new method for reducing artifact near metal called Slice Encoding for Metal Artifact Correction (SEMAC) was described. This work compares the clinical performance of SEMAC versus 2D-FSE in an initial population of symptomatic patients with metal implants. Clinical management was changed in a substantial number of cases.