Abstract #4415

Imaging Healthy Volunteers and Patients with Tattoos or Permanent Make-Up at 7T: A Retrospective Study

Yacine Noureddine¹,², Andreas K. Bitz¹,³, Markus Thrling¹,⁴, Gregor Schaefers², Mark E. Ladd¹,³, Oliver Kraff¹,³

¹Erwin L.Hahn Institute for MRI, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, NRW, Germany; ²MR:comp GmbH, MR Safety Testing Laboratory, Gelsenkirchen, NRW, Germany; ³Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, NRW, Germany; ⁴Department of Neurology, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, NRW, Germany

In this study we describe our experience with scanning 77 subjects with tattoos or permanent make-up at 7T. Only local transmit RF coils were used in the individual measurements. The results indicate safe imaging and no adverse events.