Multifocal brain MRI artifacts secondary to embolic metal fragments

Dean M. Wingerchuk; Karl N. Krecke; Jimmy R. Fulgham

doi:10.1212/WNL.49.5.1451

Multifocal brain MRI artifacts secondary to embolic metal fragments

Dean M. Wingerchuk, Karl N. Krecke, Jimmy R. Fulgham

Neurology

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We report a patient with unusual MRI abnormalities that had the physical characteristics of ferromagnetic artifact. We believe that the MRI artifacts were due to microscopic embolic metal fragments, most likely from a mechanical heart valve prosthesis. Potential sources of metal emboli should be considered in patients with MRI abnormalities compatible with ferromagnetic artifact.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1451-1453
Number of pages	3
Journal	Neurology
Volume	49
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.49.5.1451
State	Published - Nov 1997

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