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CASE OF THE MONTH
OCTOBER 2023
Submitted by Amy Chen MD FRCPC and Aditya Bharatha MD FRCPC, Division of Neuroradiology, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health, University of Toronto.
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Post-cranioplasty
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Post-op CT from 2 days earlier
![T2W](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d13d2_58975ac56a494d26bdd9024cc401cc07~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_620,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/3d13d2_58975ac56a494d26bdd9024cc401cc07~mv2.png)
T2W
![T1W](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d13d2_39847615c7e54c7181a291c960c66a32~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_318,h_404,al_c,q_85,enc_avif,quality_auto/3d13d2_39847615c7e54c7181a291c960c66a32~mv2.png)
T1W
![FLAIR](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d13d2_6a6b42cc3bda4f2eb372430ce21f3622~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_322,h_405,al_c,q_85,enc_avif,quality_auto/3d13d2_6a6b42cc3bda4f2eb372430ce21f3622~mv2.png)
FLAIR
![T2W](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d13d2_58975ac56a494d26bdd9024cc401cc07~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_620,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/3d13d2_58975ac56a494d26bdd9024cc401cc07~mv2.png)
T2W
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0.064T Hyperfine Swoop portable MRI at bedside
Anchor 1
Anchor 2
DIAGNOSIS
pMRI Findings:​
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Markedly reduced metallic artifact from metallic cranioplasty due to low field strength
![Picture1.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d13d2_26aa405c43124daba57d2338a5759445~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_589,h_74,al_c,lg_1,q_85,enc_avif,quality_auto/Picture1.png)
Improved visualization of intracranial structures (tumor)
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