Adverse effects of metallic artifacts on voxel-wise analysis and tract-based spatial statistics in diffusion tensor imaging.

CONCLUSION: Metallic implants existing outside the field of view produce artifacts that affect the statistical analysis (voxel-wise group comparisons) for FA mapping. When statistical analysis for FA mapping is conducted by researchers, it is important to pay attention to any dental implants present in the mouths of the participants. PMID: 27069095 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Acta Radiologica - April 9, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Goto M, Abe O, Hata J, Fukunaga I, Shimoji K, Kunimatsu A, Gomi T Tags: Acta Radiol Source Type: research