What Radiologist Should Know about MRI Translational Forces and Hazard: An Ex-Vivo Simulation of Retained Metallic Shrapnel

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center"><i>A</i></td><td class="align_center"><i>B</i></td><td class="align_center"><i>C</i></td><td class="align_center"><i>D</i></td><td class="align_center"><i>E</i></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Shrapnel size (mm)</td><td class="align_center">1 × 3</td><td class="align_center">5 × 6</td><td class="align_center">8 × 9</td><td class="align_center">8 × 12</td><td class="align_center">11 × 15</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Shrapnel weight (g)</td><td class="align_center">0.29</td><td class="align_center">1.11</td><td class="align_center">1.99</td><td class="align_center">3.06</td><td class="align_center">6.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Shrapnel volume (mm<sup>3</sup>)</td><td class="align_center">80</td><td class="align_center">200</td><td class="align_center">450</td><td class="align_center">500</td><td class="align_center">900</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="6"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Table 1: What Radiologist Should Know about MRI Translational Forces and Hazard: An Ex-Vivo Simulation of Retained Metallic Shrapnel 