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| Author: | pcernie [ Sat Jan 09, 2010 2:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Heart operation using MRI is world first |
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| Author: | cloaked_wolf [ Sun Jan 10, 2010 7:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Heart operation using MRI is world first |
I was confused by the title, since almost all metallic objects will wreak havoc as well as cause artefacts. And reading about a valvuloplasty (which I've seen in person) also made me confused. The glass-fibre guidewire is an ingenious solution. However, I will comment that with metal guide wires, there's always the chance that a 'tip' could break off and stay lodged in the arteries. I wonder whether this risk is enhanced or diminished by using glass-fibre instead. |
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