RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Plain Film Imaging of Baerveldt Glaucoma Drainage Implants
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 935
OP 937
VO 23
IS 6
A1 Ceballos, Elizenda M.
A1 Parrish, Richard K.
YR 2002
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/23/6/935.abstract
AB Summary: A glaucoma drainage implant was detected on plain skull radiographs before MR imaging examination of the brain. The patient was denied the MR imaging for fear of dislodging the “metallic foreign body.” The Baerveldt glaucoma drainage implant was mistakenly identified as an orbital metallic object based on its radiographic characteristics. Because none of the current glaucoma drainage implants contain ferromagnetic material, patients with these devices can undergo MR imaging without special precaution.