Impact of sequence selection on postoperative MRI interpretability and artifact reduction in simulated mandibular trauma
Daniel Zedler, Adib Al-Haj Husain, Sameena Sandhu, Maximilian Eberhard Hermann Wagner, Bernd Stadlinger, Harald Essig, Yesenia Gassner, Thomas Frauenfelder, Egon Burian · 2026
Read Impact of sequence selection on postoperative MRI interpretability and artifact reduction in simulated mandibular trauma by Daniel Zedler, Adib Al-Haj Husain, Sameena Sandhu, Maximilian Eberhard Hermann Wagner, Bernd Stadlinger, Harald Essig, Yesenia Gassner, Thomas Frauenfelder, Egon Burian (2026) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/PMC13472996.txt.
Description
Zedler and colleagues tested in 2026 which MRI sequences best image jaw fractures fixed with metal or resorbable plates. Six pig jawbones with standard fractures were fixed with titanium microplates, reconstruction plates, or bioresorbable systems. All were scanned by CT as reference and by 3 Tesla MRI with five sequences, and three blinded observers rated the images.
Advanced artefact-reduction sequences clearly beat conventional ones. Two sequences, an ultrashort echo time method and a vendor artefact-reduction method, scored highest overall. Fracture lines were excellently visible on those and on a metal-correction sequence. The artefact-reduction method also gave the best soft-tissue views and the highest muscle signal quality. The authors conclude modern sequences make MRI a real option after jaw fracture surgery. The ex vivo design, though, means live-patient performance still needs confirmation.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Daniel Zedler, Adib Al-Haj Husain, Sameena Sandhu, Maximilian Eberhard Hermann Wagner, Bernd Stadlinger, Harald Essig, Yesenia Gassner, Thomas Frauenfelder, Egon Burian |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |