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Safety and function of programmable ventriculo-peritoneal shunt valves: An in vitro 7 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging study.

Bixia ChenPhilipp DammannRamazan JabbarliUlrich SureHarald H QuickOliver KraffKarsten Henning Wrede
Published in: PloS one (2023)
Both tested programmable VP-shunt valves are MR unsafe for 7T systems. Novel programming mechanisms using permanent magnets with sufficient magnetic coercivity or magnet-free mechanisms may allow the development of programmable VP-shunt valves that are conditional for 7T MR systems.
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