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Frequency of eligible medical implants that were scanned at 3T in the Rhineland Study. Participants could have multiple plates or screws, these were each counted as one implant. Other implants included: wire cerclage, threads made from titanium, patches made from Teflon, urinary tract implants, broken dental files. Other implants (non-metal) included: hernia mesh, neobladder, artificial bone mass, gastric band.
