Implant Screening Processes of UK 7T Sites
Motivation: Patients with implants are frequently denied access to ultra-high field MRI due to insufficient implant safety testing at >3T. So far, exclusion rates and the types of commonly excluded implants have not been fully assessed. Goal(s): This study aims to quantify exclusion rates for high-field MRI across all 7T sites in the UK. Approach: Surveys completed at each UK 7T site evaluated whether 73 standard procedures would be excluded. Results: Findings showed that 19.4% of the general population and 39.5% of a patient population would be excluded at 7T, with specific implants identified to improve future access. Impact: A lack of safety testing at ultra-high field denies access to patients with implants. The exclusion rate was estimated to be 40% for a patient population, highlighting which implants will be most impactful to improve access.
Authors
- Aaron T. Hess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9289-5619)
- Celia A. Evans
- Douglas M. Bates (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8316-9503)
- Jonathan M. Zenilman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0244-6973)
- Sebastian Rieger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3597-6284)
- Andrew C. Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9833-9069)
- Anwen Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7349-3203)
- Jon Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4757-1655)
- A. Brinton Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1687-6408)
- Jan Paul
- Sarah Allwood-Spiers
- Philippa Bridgen
- Emre Kopanoglu
- Victoria Lupson
Publication Details
- Journal
- Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.58530/2025/3964
- Primary Topic
- Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00