Unusual burns of the lower extremities caused by a closed conducting loop in a patient at MR imaging.
An extremely rare occurrence of third-degree burns was induced in the medial calves of a male patient with unusual anatomy (after resection and radiation therapy of a liposarcoma) during conventional magnetic resonance (MR) imaging on a clinical 1.5-T MR system that operated without any external conductor present and within safe limits. A closed conducting loop was inadvertently created, which caused focal increased temperature at the junction of his calves.
Knopp
M V
MV
Department of Radiology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
Essig
M
M
Debus
J
J
Zabel
H J
HJ
van Kaick
G
G
D000328:Adult; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male