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Effect of Antibacterial Film Containing Silver Ions on MRI

은(Ag)이온이 함유된 항균필름이 MRI에 미치는 영향

  • Shin, Byeong Geun (Department of Radiology, Hallym University Gang-Nam Sacred Heart Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Seong Hu (Department of Radiological Science, Masan University) ;
  • Ahn, Seong Min (Department of Radiological Science, Gachon University)
  • 신병근 (한림대학교 강남성심병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 김성후 (마산대학교 방사선과) ;
  • 안성민 (가천대학교 방사선학과)
  • Received : 2021.06.16
  • Accepted : 2021.06.28
  • Published : 2021.06.30
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Abstract

The purpose of these experiments is often to scan infected patients with MRI. Therefore, it is to investigate whether the antibacterial film containing silver ions, which is a non-magnetic substance, affects magnetic resonance imaging. In this experiment, the ACR phantom was used, not the patient. The ACR phantom was wrapped in an antibacterial film and the SNR, CNR, sagittal localization image, and geometrical accuracy were compared before and after. The experiment was performed 10 times and the averaged values were compared. There were no significant differences in the results of all experiments. The FDA recommends removing metal and antibacterial film masks during MRI scans. The reason is that there was one case of injury with facial burns. When I touched the antibacterial film to check the fever during the 2 hour experiment, I did not feel any particular fever. In light of the experimental results, it would be helpful to use an antibacterial film when testing an infected patient. The reason is that there isn't a difference before and after the experiment of SNR, CNR, and sagittal localization images.

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