Are Current Cardiovascular Stents MRI Safe?
The number of coronary stents may be over half a million world-wide. The neurologist and radiologist are frequently confronted with cardiac patients who have had a recent carotid or coronary stent implanted and present with an acute and unrelated stroke for which an MRI is recommended. We have reviewed and classified all the major stents currently available world-wide and discussed their interaction with MRI through their ferro-magneticity. All current stents are MRI safe and MRI can be done anytime.
Jost
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South Texas Cardiovascular Consultants, 4330 Medical Drive, Suite 110, San Antonio, TX, 78292, USA.
Kumar
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