Radiography
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 72-80 , February 2007

Screening for intra-orbital metallic foreign bodies prior to MRI: Review of the evidence

  • William Bailey

      Affiliations

    • MRI, Leighton Hospital, Middlewich Road, Cheshire CW1 4QJ, UK
    • ,
  • Leslie Robinson

      Affiliations

    • Radiography Department, University of Salford, Frederick Road, Salford, Greater Manchester M6 6PU, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 161 295 2192.

Received 12 April 2005 ,Accepted 7 September 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2005.09.006

Radiography
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