Norio Hayashi1, Akio Ogura1, Atsuya Fuju2, Tomokazu Takeuchi3, Yusuke Sato4, Maiko Hashimoto5, and Masahiko Takahashi5
1Radiological Technology, Gunma Prefectural College of Health Sciences, Maebashi, Japan, 2Radiology, Kiryu Kosei General Hospital, Kiryu, Japan, 3Graduate School of Radiological Technology, Gunma Prefectural College of Health Sciences, Maebashi, Japan, 4Radiology, Gunma University Hospital, Maebashi, Japan, 5Isesaki Municipal Hospital, Isesaki, Japan
1Radiological Technology, Gunma Prefectural College of Health Sciences, Maebashi, Japan, 2Radiology, Kiryu Kosei General Hospital, Kiryu, Japan, 3Graduate School of Radiological Technology, Gunma Prefectural College of Health Sciences, Maebashi, Japan, 4Radiology, Gunma University Hospital, Maebashi, Japan, 5Isesaki Municipal Hospital, Isesaki, Japan
The purpose of this study was to evaluate
the attraction force and image artifacts of powdered hair thickeners.
Displacement force and MRI artifact was measured. Some of powdered hair
thickeners were highly susceptible to mechanical effects and will cause more
image artifacts.
Fig. 2 MRI T1-weighted images obtained by
the spin-echo sequence of the 1.5 Tesla MRI system.
