Imaging barium-free bone cement

Fehrman, D.A.; McBeath, A.A.; DeSmet, A.A.; Tuite, M.J.

American Journal of Orthopedics 25(2): 172-174

1996


ISSN/ISBN: 1078-4519
PMID: 8640388
Document Number: 467444
Prior to 1972, polymethylmethacrylate, or PMMA, did not contain barium sulfate and was, therefore, radiolucent. We describe a technique using magnetic resonance imaging that is very useful in imaging barium-free PMMA.

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