Presentation
For MRI brain. Prior cardiac surgery. Safe?
Patient Data
Age: 55 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Retained pacing wire
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CABG.
Linear metallic density projects over the left ventricle.
Lungs clear.
From the case:
Retained pacing wire
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The retained pacing wire lies inside the red circle.
Case Discussion
Very difficult to identify retained piece of pacing wire from the time of the CABG.
This is important to identify given the risks of entering the MRI magnet.
Inverting films if often very helpful in identifying subtle metallic densities on plain radiograph.
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