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Fig. 3

From: Novel MR imaging method – MAVRIC – for metal artifact suppression after joint replacement in musculoskeletal tumor patients

Fig. 3

a. A 27 year - old female received a distal femoral endoprosthetic reconstruction after wide resection of an osteosarcoma 6 years prior to the exmaination. b. Conventional STIR image and c. MAVRIC image were compared for the depiction of surrounding soft tissue adjacent to the endoprosthesis. Joint effusion is observed surrounding the metal implant in MAVRIC image (red arrow). Due to early detection of the periprosthetic infection, thorough irrigation and debriedement was performed, and the patient is well without recurrence

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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