This test method provides a quantified measure of the image artifact produced under a standard set of scanning conditions.

This test method applies only to passive implants that have been established to be MR-Safe or MR-Conditional.

1. Scope

1.1 This test method characterizes the distortion and signal loss artifacts produced in a magnetic resonance (MR) image by a passive implant (implant that functions without the supply of electrical or external power). Anything not established to be MR-Safe or MR-Conditional is excluded.

Index Terms

image artifact; implant; metals for surgical implants; MRI (magnetic resonance imaging); MR compatibility; MR safety;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 11.040.40 (Implants for surgery, prothetics and orthotics)

Citing ASTM Standards

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