TY - JOUR
AU - Vahlensieck, M.
AB - Letters to the editor 197 Table 1. Some ferromagnetic tattoo pigments. (From [2]) Tattoo-related cutaneous inflammation Blue (burn grade I) in a mid-field MR scanner Cobalt aluminate Rust Sir, Ferric oxide Several circumstances may contraindicate MRI or lead to an inter- Pink ruption of an ongoing study. The causes can be divided into poten- Iron oxide tially life-threatening circumstances, such as pacemaker malfunc- Iron dioxide tion or movement of brain aneurysm surgical clips, and more or Iron hydroxide less harmless circumstances such as image deterioration by metal- Black lic implants, external drugs or cosmetics including permanent eye- Iron oxide liner or claustrophobia. Brown Intracutaneous color pigments of tattoos also can deteriorate Hydrate of ferric oxide the magnetic field and the corresponding MR image locally. We re- Ferric sulfate port a case of a patient scanned in a mid-field MR system with a Yellow mild inflammatory reaction due to a large tattoo on the thigh. Hydrate of ferric oxide The 28-year-old female was referred to an MRI of the right knee joint due to unspecified pain for several months. The routine questionnaire for MR contraindications did not reveal any speci- ficities. Our questionnaire, however, did not include questions about potential 
TI - Tattoo-related cutaneous inflammation (burn grade I) in a mid-field MR scanner
JF - European Radiology
DO - 10.1007/s003300050034
DA - 2000-01-10
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/tattoo-related-cutaneous-inflammation-burn-grade-i-in-a-mid-field-mr-0NGQN9FW81
SP - 197
EP - 197
VL - 10
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -