American Journal of Neuroradiology, Vol 16, Issue 6 1365-1366, Copyright © 1995 by American Society of Neuroradiology
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Meniere symptoms induced by an otologic implant during MR
BH Adler, R Nusynowitz and C Ballart
Department of Radiology, Sinai Hospital of Detroit, Mich 48235, USA.
A patient who had had sacculotomy with placement of a stainless steel sacculotomy tack 20 years earlier experienced vertigo and auditory sensations during MR imaging. The safety of these prosthesis in MR is questionable. A simple method of determining ferromagnetic interaction is proposed.