Orthodontic appliances and MR image artefacts: An exploratory in vitro and in vivo study using 1.5-T and 3-T scanners
Sonesson Mikael, Al-Qabandi Fahad, Mansson Sven, Abdulraheem Salem, Bondemark Lars, Hellen-Halme Kristina,
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( Sonesson Mikael ) - Malmo University Faculty of Odontology Department of Orthodontics
( Al-Qabandi Fahad ) - Malmo University Faculty of Odontology Department of Orthodontics
( Mansson Sven ) - Lund University Department of Translational Medicine
( Abdulraheem Salem ) - Malmo University Faculty of Odontology Department of Orthodontics
( Bondemark Lars ) - Malmo University Faculty of Odontology Department of Orthodontics
( Hellen-Halme Kristina ) - Malmo University Faculty of Odontology Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the artefacts of 12 fixed orthodontic appliances in magnetic resonance images obtained using 1.5-T and 3-T scanners, and to evaluate different imaging sequences designed to suppress metal artefacts.
Materials and Methods: In vitro, study casts of 1 adult with normal occlusion were used. Twelve orthodontic appliances were attached to the study casts and scanned. Turbo spin echo (TSE), TSE with high readout bandwidth, and TSE with view angle tilting and slice encoding for metal artefact correction were used to suppress metal artefacts. Artefacts were measured. In vivo, 6 appliances were scanned: 1) conventional stainless-steel brackets; 2) nickel-free brackets; 3) titanium brackets; 4) a Herbst appliance; 5) a fixed retainer; and 6) a rapid maxillary expander. The maxilla, mandible, nasopharynx, tongue, temporomandibular joints, and cranial base/eye globes were assessed. Scores of 0, 1, 2, and 3 indicated no artefacts and minor, moderate, and major artefacts, respectively.
Results: In vitro, titanium brackets and the fixed retainer created minor artefacts. In vivo, titanium brackets caused minor artefacts. Conventional stainless-steel and nickel free brackets, the fixed retainer, and the rapid maxillary expander caused major artefacts in the maxilla and mandible. Conventional stainless-steel and nickel-free brackets caused major artefacts in the eye globe (3-T). TSE with high readout bandwidth reduced image artefacts in both scanners.
Conclusion: Titanium brackets, the Herbst appliance, and the fixed retainer caused minor artefacts in images of neurocranial structures (1.5-T and 3-T) when using TSE with high readout bandwidth.
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Artifacts; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Orthodontic Appliances; Skull
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