Pietryga JA, Fonder MA, Rogg JM, North DL, Bercovitch LG. Invisible metallic microfiber in clothing presents unrecognized MRI risk for cutaneous burn.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2013;
34:E47-50. [PMID:
22173750 PMCID:
PMC7964672 DOI:
10.3174/ajnr.a2827]
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Abstract
SUMMARY
We report a case of a thermal burn that occurred during MR imaging likely caused by invisible silver-embedded microfibers in the fabric of an undershirt. As the prevalence of fabric containing nondetectable metallic microfiber increases in athletic and "tech" clothing, the importance of having patients change into safe facility-provided garments before MR imaging is emphasized.
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