title: Imaging barium-free bone cement.
abstract: Prior to 1972, polymethylmethacrylate, or PMMA, did not contain barium sulfate and was, therefore, radiolucent. We describe a technique using magnetic resonance imaging that is very useful in imaging barium-free PMMA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Fehrman
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: McBeath
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: DeSmet
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Tuite
mesh_terms: D001466:Barium Sulfate; D001843:Bone Cements; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D011475:Prosthesis Failure
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D001466:Barium Sulfate