Citation

Oliver C, Kabala J. Clin. Radiol. 1997; 52(4): 299-300.

Affiliation

Bristol Royal Infirmary, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Royal College of Radiologists, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9112949

Abstract

The ferromagnetism, and therefore the safety in a magnetic resonance (MR) examination, of the most widely available air gun pellets has been tested. While many are made of lead and are not ferromagnetic, some contain steel and are deflected strongly in a magnetic field. There must therefore be careful consideration before undertaking MR examinations of patients with embedded air gun pellets.

Language: en