Hair extension artifact on MRI

Case contributed by Ian Bickle

Diagnosis certain

Citation, DOI, disclosures and case data

Citation:

Bickle I, Hair extension artifact on MRI. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 16 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-156144

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-156144

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/cases/156144?iframe=true

rID:

156144

Disclosures:

At the time the case was submitted for publication Ian Bickle had the following disclosures:

4ways diagostics, I work for this out sourcing company during non NHS hours (ongoing)

These were assessed during peer review and were determined to not be relevant to the changes that were made.

View Ian Bickle's current disclosures

Case published:

9 Nov 2022

Revisions:

1 time, by 1 contributor - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System

Institution:

Rotherham Foundation Hospital Trust

Quiz mode:

Included

Presentation

Asymmetric deafness.

Patient Data

Age: 35 years

Gender: Female

From the case: Hair extension artifact on MRI

mri

Images degraded by artefact from hair extensions and facial pacing. The patient was unable to remove these.

Non diagnostic images.

Case Discussion

Profound artifact on MRI from artifact from the patient's hair extensions.

1 article features images from this case

MRI artifacts

2 public playlists include this case

Rotherham Teaching Set 6 by Ian Bickle ◉
UQ Intro to Radiology - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) by Craig Hacking ◉ ◈