Magnetic susceptibility artifact

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Scheduled follow-up MRI in a head-neck tumor. The patient underwent dental surgery in the interval.

Case Discussion

A magnetic dental retention system had been implanted, causing massive distortion of the magnetic field.

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