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Computed tomography artifacts associated with craniofacial fixation devices: an experimental study.

D J Anastakis·O M Antonyshyn·P W Cooper·M J Yaffe·K Bush·G E Mawdsley
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This study compares the artifacts caused by eight different craniofacial fixation devices in computed tomography (CT) images. Using a Teflon CT phantom model, part I of this study involved the quantitative evaluation of the X-ray absorption properties of each fixation device. Part II utilized a human cadaveric model to determine the degree to which the artifact interfered with the visualization of anatomic structures. In part I, each fixation device was secured to the surface of the phantom and then scanned. All artifacts were compared on the basis of standard deviation in CT number. The severity of the artifact was related to the physical size of the fixation device and its composition. Vitallium devices generated a greater degree of CT artifacts than titanium devices of comparable size. In part II, fixation devices were secured to the orbital rims of human cadaveric heads and then scanned. Visualization of specified anatomic structures was graded independently. The results revealed that titanium fixation devices did not cause significant bone or soft-tissue image degradation, whereas all vitallium fixation devices, except micro mesh and micro (1.0 mm) straight plates, generated an artifact that resulted in some image degradation. The extent of image degradation was related to the fixation device size. Only the thickest vitallium fixation device, mini fragmentation (2.0 mm), resulted in bony image degradation. The degree of soft-tissue image degradation decreased as the size of vitallium fixation devices decreased such that micro fragmentation (0.8 mm) and pan fixation (1.3 mm) devices interfered with soft-tissue visualization only in the immediate vicinity of the plate. The results of this study confirm the previous work of Sullivan and colleagues and Fiala and associates. The data indicate that when postoperative imaging is an important clinical consideration: (1) the fewest number of internal fixation devices should be used to achieve rigid bony fixation, (2) the proximity of fixation devices to the regions of interest should be considered at the time of fixation, (3) titanium implants produce less artifacts than vitallium implants of comparable size, and (4) vitallium micro mesh and micro (1.0 mm) straight fixation devices do not produce artifacts resulting in significant image degradation.

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D J Anastakis, O M Antonyshyn, P W Cooper, M J Yaffe, K Bush, G E Mawdsley. 1996. Computed tomography artifacts associated with craniofacial fixation devices: an experimental study.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000637-199610000-00002

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