TY - JOUR
T1 - Magnetic eyelashes
T2 - A new source of MRI artifacts
AU - Slonimsky, Einat
AU - Mamourian, Alexander
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© American Roentgen Ray Society
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to show, by use of a phantom, that magnetic eyelashes worn in the MRI environment can cause substantial artifact and that detachment of the eyelashes from the phantom can occur. CONCLUSION. A new cosmetic product, magnetic eyelashes, should be of interest and concern to radiologists and technologists working in the MRI environment. We strongly recommend inserting a line about magnetic eyelashes on the MRI safety questionnaire and adding stops in the screening system to prevent the entry of anyone with these lashes, including staff, into the MRI scanner room.
AB - OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to show, by use of a phantom, that magnetic eyelashes worn in the MRI environment can cause substantial artifact and that detachment of the eyelashes from the phantom can occur. CONCLUSION. A new cosmetic product, magnetic eyelashes, should be of interest and concern to radiologists and technologists working in the MRI environment. We strongly recommend inserting a line about magnetic eyelashes on the MRI safety questionnaire and adding stops in the screening system to prevent the entry of anyone with these lashes, including staff, into the MRI scanner room.
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U2 - 10.2214/AJR.19.21550
DO - 10.2214/AJR.19.21550
M3 - Article
C2 - 31339355
AN - SCOPUS:85074003353
SN - 0361-803X
VL - 213
SP - 983
EP - 985
JO - American Journal of Roentgenology
JF - American Journal of Roentgenology
IS - 5
ER -