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Safety of Tattoos in Persons Undergoing MRI

Year: 2019

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Abstract: In 330 persons who had one to seven tattoos, only one mild tattoo-related adverse reaction was detected during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). These results suggest a low risk among persons with tattoos when MRI is performed under these specific study conditions.

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.1056/nejmc1811197

Authors: Martina F. Callaghan, Clive Negus, Alexander P. Leff, Megan Creasey, Sheila Burns, Janice Glensman, David Bradbury, Elaine Williams, Nikolaus Weiskopf

Institutions: Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, University College London, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Tattoo and Body Piercing Complications

Subfield: Cultural Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Wellcome Trust, National Institute for Health and Care Research

Awards: Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, Digital neuro-interventions to enhance re-learning in patients with acquired and degenerative brain diseases

OpenAlex ID: W2914745982

FWCI: 16.36

Cites: 5

Cited by: 17

Related to: 10