Gustav Andreisek1, Thomas Frauenfelder1,
Roger Luechinger2
1Department of Radiology,
University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, ZH, Switzerland; 2Institute
for Biomedical Engineering, University & ETH Zurich, Zurich, ZH,
Switzerland
Our aim was to evaluate metal artifacts induced by biodegradable magnesium alloys a new class of degradable biomaterials - at CT and MR imaging at 1.5T in comparison to standard titanium and stainless steel controls. It was shown that biodegradable magnesium alloys show less metal induced artifacts at CT and MR imaging than the controls.