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acbytesla said:
What is your implant made of Ginger? I have a couple of implants myself. They are both titanium. The vast majority of implants today are titanium although I believe a long time ago stainless steel was sometimes used. Titanium is not attracted to magnets.
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Some grades of stainless are also not magnetic
 
acbytesla said:
What is your implant made of Ginger? I have a couple of implants myself. They are both titanium. The vast majority of implants today are titanium although I believe a long time ago stainless steel was sometimes used. Titanium is not attracted to magnets.
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It's not titanium. I'd have to check my medical records buried deep in some file box somewhere. It was an issue because it blurred the images in that area. I have a cerebral aneurism and the MRI was to determine if it was artifact on the CT scan.

I'm supposed to get an angiogram now to see if it needs to be filled with gawd-knows-what and I've not gone in. I'm convinced if I'm seen by the vascular guy they will recommend a vascular treatment (filling the defect) whether it needs it or not.

Oh and it couldn't be in a worse spot: it's in the brainstem. If it ruptures I'll be dead before anyone can call 911.
 
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acbytesla said:
What is your implant made of Ginger? I have a couple of implants myself. They are both titanium. The vast majority of implants today are titanium although I believe a long time ago stainless steel was sometimes used. Titanium is not attracted to magnets.
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Why? Not their type? Too ugly?
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
It's not titanium. I'd have to check my medical records buried deep in some file box somewhere. It was an issue because it blurred the images in that area. I have a cerebral aneurism and the MRI was to determine if it was artifact on the CT scan.

I'm supposed to get an angiogram now to see if it needs to be filled with gawd-knows-what and I've not gone in. I'm convinced if I'm seen by the vascular guy they will recommend a vascular treatment (filling the defect) whether it needs it or not.

Oh and it couldn't be in a worse spot: it's in the brainstem. If it ruptures I'll be dead before anyone can call 911.
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I'd bet you substantial money that they are titanium with a porcelain crown.
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
It's not titanium. I'd have to check my medical records buried deep in some file box somewhere. It was an issue because it blurred the images in that area. I have a cerebral aneurism and the MRI was to determine if it was artifact on the CT scan.

I'm supposed to get an angiogram now to see if it needs to be filled with gawd-knows-what and I've not gone in. I'm convinced if I'm seen by the vascular guy they will recommend a vascular treatment (filling the defect) whether it needs it or not.

Oh and it couldn't be in a worse spot: it's in the brainstem. If it ruptures I'll be dead before anyone can call 911.
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Then I suggest you get your butt in and get it taken care of if it needs it. This place needs all the non-crazies it can get.
 
Hey great news! We went back to wearing masks at work today! Why did I know this would happen?

A big **** you to all the unvaccinated jerkoffs here for being part of the problem.
 
acbytesla said:
I'd bet you substantial money that they are titanium with a porcelain crown.
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Technically it is not a crown. I have a number of those. They cost less.

So looking at this it would appear that most implants do indeed use titanium that is not attracted to a magnet. Good to know.

Leaves me wondering why it would make the MRI blurry.

It does mean I didn't need to worry about the MRI causing my post to loosen.
 
Stacyhs said:
Then I suggest you get your butt in and get it taken care of if it needs it. This place needs all the non-crazies it can get.
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No!

Mentally I'm not yet prepared for an angio of my brain. But thank you for your kind concern. :)
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
Technically it is not a crown. I have a number of those. They cost less.

So looking at this it would appear that most implants do indeed use titanium that is not attracted to a magnet. Good to know.

Leaves me wondering why it would make the MRI blurry.

It does mean I didn't need to worry about the MRI causing my post to loosen.
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I have crowns too. And I know what you mean by cost. Implants are screws with a round head and the porcelain crown fits over the round head. I broke one of the crowns on one of my implants. They had a new crown made and glued it onto the implant.

Why it made the MRI blurry is a mystery to me.
 
mgidm86 said:
Hey great news! We went back to wearing masks at work today! Why did I know this would happen?

A big **** you to all the unvaccinated jerkoffs here for being part of the problem.
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:thumbsup: I'm totally past trying to 'understand' these idiots.
 
Just to point out, a CT scan uses X-Rays, not MRI to make an image. C-Rays are refracted by all metals, ferrous or not.

MRI still uses radio waves to read differences in magnetic fields, so it’s possible for those radio waves to be affected by metal, even if the metal is non-magnetic.


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Hellbound said:
Just to point out, a CT scan uses X-Rays, not MRI to make an image. C-Rays are refracted by all metals, ferrous or not.

MRI still uses radio waves to read differences in magnetic fields, so it’s possible for those radio waves to be affected by metal, even if the metal is non-magnetic.
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I'm not sure how your first paragraph applies. The reason the aneurism was unclear on my CT was because it is at a junction of multiple vessels (the brain has backup circulation) and the overlapping vessel walls made the image uncertain. An MRI was decided for followup because I've had way too much accumulated radiation.

As to the second one, that's interesting. I'll have to look into it some day.
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
I'm not sure how your first paragraph applies. The reason the aneurism was unclear on my CT was because it is at a junction of multiple vessels (the brain has backup circulation) and the overlapping vessel walls made the image uncertain. An MRI was decided for followup because I've had way too much accumulated radiation.

As to the second one, that's interesting. I'll have to look into it some day.
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The first paragraph was just to clarify for anyone that might be confused; had a family member making that mistake last week so thought I’d point it out.

And I’m no expert, so check my info by all means. I think radio is used in the reading/scanning part, but I’m not positive. I do know radio is involved.


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Hellbound said:
The first paragraph was just to clarify for anyone that might be confused; had a family member making that mistake last week so thought I’d point it out.

And I’m no expert, so check my info by all means. I think radio is used in the reading/scanning part, but I’m not positive. I do know radio is involved.


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Pretty good straightforward write up here:

MRIs employ powerful magnets which produce a strong magnetic field that forces protons in the body to align with that field. When a radiofrequency current is then pulsed through the patient, the protons are stimulated, and spin out of equilibrium, straining against the pull of the magnetic field. When the radiofrequency field is turned off, the MRI sensors are able to detect the energy released as the protons realign with the magnetic field. The time it takes for the protons to realign with the magnetic field, as well as the amount of energy released, changes depending on the environment and the chemical nature of the molecules. Physicians are able to tell the difference between various types of tissues based on these magnetic properties.
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https://www.nibib.nih.gov/science-education/science-topics/magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri
 
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