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Table 1 Artifact size for the atrial cannula of the AB5000 Ventricle.

From: Ventricular Assist Device implant (AB 5000) prototype cannula: In vitro assessment of MRI issues at 3-Tesla

Pulse Sequence

Plane Orientation

Signal Void (mm2)

T1-SE

long axis

2,373

 

short axis

190

GRE

long axis

4,457

 

short axis

554

  1. (Imaging plane relative to the atrial cannula which is the implanted portion of the AB5000 Ventricle that is reinforced by metal; T1-SE, T1-weighted spin echo; GRE, gradient echo)