Abstract #0176
Safety of tattoos in MRI: an interim report on a prospective study
Nikolaus Weiskopf 1 , David Bradbury 1 , Sheila Burns 1 , and Janice Glensman 1
1
Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging,
University College London, London, United Kingdom
Only few studies are published on the safety of tattoos
in MRI. We present an interim report on a prospective
study on all healthy volunteers with tattoos who were
scanned at our lab. From our sample of 127 volunteers
the probability of a tattoo related adverse reaction is
estimated to be lower than 4.5% when additional
precautions are applied. Although this is the first
prospective study on this topic avoiding several
potential confounds of previous studies, the particular
sample and conditions studied may still limit general
conclusions.
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