TIL the iron oxide in some colors of tattoo inks (black or brown) can cause burn-like injuries to the skin of people getting an MRI scan

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

TIL the iron oxide in some colors of tattoo inks (black or brown) can cause burn-like injuries to the skin of people getting an MRI scan

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Tattoo-Induced Skin “Burn” During Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Professional Football Player: A Case Report

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

The authors present the case of a professional football player with an immediate and sustained cutaneous reaction (“burn”) at the site of lower extremity tattoos that occurred during magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvis. The burn was attributed ...

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