Ferrous intraocular foreign bodies and magnetic resonance imaging

Am J Ophthalmol. 1988 Apr 15;105(4):398-401. doi: 10.1016/0002-9394(88)90305-4.

Abstract

We placed various sized ferrous foreign bodies in and around the eye, sclera, and orbit in a rabbit model before performing magnetic resonance imaging studies. All foreign bodies were detected on plain x-rays. Only one of the largest fragments (3 x 1 x 1 mm) demonstrated movement on exposure to the magnetic field.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / diagnosis*
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
  • Ferrous Compounds*
  • Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging
  • Foreign-Body Migration / etiology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / adverse effects*
  • Magnetics
  • Radiography

Substances

  • Ferrous Compounds