@Article{,
AUTHOR = {Muhannad Alsyouf, Mohamed Keheila, Michelle Marinone, Allie Blackburn, Andrea Staack},
TITLE = {Magnetic resonance imaging of the ankle performed on an InterStim patient},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {23},
YEAR = {2016},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {8168--8170},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v23n1/61194},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {Patients undergoing InterStim implantation often 
have comorbidities, which require magnetic resonance 
imaging (MRI) for diagnosis. Although MRI of the head 
has been recently approved for use with the InterStim 
neurostimulator, imaging of other regions remains 
controversial. We present a case of Achilles tendinitis 
diagnosed on MRI of the ankle in a patient with an 
InterStim device. The neurostimulator was deactivated, 
and using a transmit/receive extremity coil, the left ankle 
was imaged without any adverse events. At 9 months 
post-imaging, the patient continued to have good control 
of symptoms with InterStim, with no negative effects 
from MRI. MRI of the ankle is feasible in patients with 
InterStim implants using transmit/receive coils. Further 
evaluation is warranted to study the safety of MRI of other 
body region in InterStim patients.},
DOI = {}
}