Computed tomographic evaluation of surgical clip artifact: tissue phantom and experimental animal assessment.
Published
Journal Article
Surgical clips in postoperative patients create streak artifact on computed tomographic (CT) studies which often significantly degrade image quality. We have evaluated three types of surgical clips: tantalum, stainless steel, and titanium in a phantom and animal model to assess their relative CT artifact. Tantalum clips showed the greatest artifact, stainless steel intermediate, and titanium the least artifact. Artifact could be reduced with the use of faster scan times. The type of clip used may enter into surgical decision making depending upon the need for high resolution scanning to detect small pathological processes in the area of surgical clips.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Silverman, PM; Spicer, LD; McKinney, R; Feldman, DB
Published Date
- January 1, 1986
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 10 / 1
Start / End Page
- 37 - 40
PubMed ID
- 3956187
Pubmed Central ID
- 3956187
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0730-4862
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/0730-4862(86)90017-x
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States