Material for use in an MRI environment

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gfought Active Contributor Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southwest of Cleveland, Ohio, USA Posts: 10	Material for use in an MRI environment 11/19/2007 5:02 PM
	I am specifying the material to be used on an MRI coil that is placed in the magnet. The material must have a low proton signal so it will not show up or impair the main image. Does anyone have any suggestions on the proper material; for simple machined, urethane cast and injection molded parts. I have tried various materials with limited success with respect to the 'ghosting image" that results from a less than optimum material. Any help or guidance will be appreciated. __________________ gfought
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JohnDG Guru Join Date: May 2006 Location: Reading, Berkshire, UK. Going under cover. Posts: 9684 Good Answers: 468	#1 Re: Material for use in an MRI environment 11/19/2007 5:25 PM
	First relevant thing google came up with was "... a suitable non-magnetic, MRI transparent material such as a thermoplastic polymer of methyl methacrylate (e.g. , Plexiglas)" I searched for 'mri transparent' (no quotes). Best I can suggest. __________________ "Love justice, you who rule the world" - Dante Alighieri
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gfought Active Contributor Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southwest of Cleveland, Ohio, USA Posts: 10	#2 In reply to #1 Re: Material for use in an MRI environment 11/20/2007 12:06 PM
	Thanks, JohnDG! I have been googling several variations of your suggestion. The MM material suggested looks promising...I'm still searching... Gerald __________________ gfought
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JohnDG Guru Join Date: May 2006 Location: Reading, Berkshire, UK. Going under cover. Posts: 9684 Good Answers: 468	#3 In reply to #2 Re: Material for use in an MRI environment 11/20/2007 7:53 PM
	Keep us updated ... __________________ "Love justice, you who rule the world" - Dante Alighieri
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matteo Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 5 Good Answers: 1	#4 Re: Material for use in an MRI environment 11/21/2007 9:14 AM
	If your type of material is not set yet... We have had some good results with aluminium and even better result with titanium. Our automation equipment inside the MRI machine is practically "ghost free". M __________________ There are 10 types of people in the world; Those who understand binary and those who do not.
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Anonymous Poster	#5 In reply to #4 Re: Material for use in an MRI environment 11/21/2007 4:25 PM
	fused silica or fused quartz would be perfect. Hard to machine and not cheap, but invisible.
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