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I was trying to find out what side affect you would have if you left your ring on during a MRI if any or what should I be looking for.
Hi Jay,
It depends on what the ring is made of. To be safe you should remove any and all metal from your body before getting into an MRI room. The magnet can heat up metal and pull it into the magnet. Be safe!
I had spinal fusion surgery in 1974,3screws were used in this surgery,they are the only implants I have. These screws are magnetic, proven by placing a magnet over the area and it stays in place. I have been told by some doctors that I can have an mri and others disagree,saying it could be very harmful. Any advice would be apprieciated. Thank-you.
I had an MRI done yesterday, 10/14/09, and I didn't remember that I had a belt on until after the MRI. My are was really hurting me during the test and I felt very hot. Will the test still come out?
Hi, I have a hair extension and I will need to do Pet scan tomorrow. My hair extension is using a very small metal ring to clip connect the hair. Will it be ok for Pet scan? or shall I remove it?
Thanks
I have been waiting for you to respond to my question about old stainless screws used for spinal fusion in the early 1970s, as spelled out in my post of oct5/09.You have stated that metal implants are not a problem in the MRI, however you did not specify about the age of said implants. New implants are not magnetic the old one's are. I am told that they can be very dangerous to the patient in the MRI enviroment.
Hi James,
It really depends on the type of implant you had and there are hundreds. Do you have access to the surgical report? The report should contain the name/manufacturer/model of the screws. If you have this data you can contact a local imaging center and they can look it up in a book that lists both safe and unsafe metal implants. If you don't have the information the next step would be to discuss the risks with your doctor and the Radiologist. You may have the option of having a CT scan or a CT myelogram (direct injection of dye into your spine) if your metal implants are not compatible with an MRI. Good luck and thanks for reposting!
Hi, I have plate on the ulna bone and know have ulna nerve pain. I was wondering if I can have a MRI or CT on it.
Hi there, I have a quick question. My mom had surgery for a brain aneurysm in 1994. The Neuro Surgeon used metal clips for her repair. She is wanting to do some traveling by air this summer and my concern is that since she isn't supposed to have an MRI, are the security scanners at the airport going to affect her clips in anyway, and will those types of clips cause the metal scanners to be set off when she passes through? Thanks for your answers!!
I have 4 cables made of cobalt chrome chrome/alloy in a hip revision done in 2002. Wondering if this metal is MRI comaptible.
Hello, this question may sound rediculous, but it has be greatly concerned. Today I had an MRI done of my brain and neck. During the exam I felt this pulling/tugging sensation along my left abdominal region. I felt as if I was a fish on a line. It was not terrible pain, just uncomfortable, and left me feeling as if a piece of my stomach was being ripped out. I later asked about the feeling, and the tech, asked me if I had any recent abdominal surgery, which I had several in the last year. He then asked if there were any remaining "metal pieces" within my body? I had never been informed of such a thing, but the man indicated that people who have had surgical metal implated within their body have claimed to experience similar things during the MRI. Have you ever heard of such a thing? Do you have any advice in which to follow up with this? Thank you for your time.
Angela,
Yes, if you have metal clips in your abdomen or in the skin you may feel a tugging/warm sensation while have an MRI. Also, some people report feeling twitches or tingling - this is caused by stimulation of nerves by the magnetic field.
One way to sort this out is to report it to your doctor and he/she may get an x-ray of your abdomen to look for metallic clips or other metal objects.
Are all ureteral stents MRI-safe? I did check in the internet that there are polyurethane stents, silicone stents,Flexima ureteral stents , ultrathane Amplantz ureteral stents,polyurethane-latex stent (which has hydrophilic coating and metal markers). A person's surgery is "cystoscopy with stents" but it did not specify if what kind of stent. Hopeful that u'll answer my questions.Thank u so much!
Don,
Nearly all ureteral stents are safe for MRI. However, there are few that are considered "conditional for MRI." This means they are subject to certain MRI restrictions (such as a not to exceed magnet field strength). In order to be absolutely sure you'll need to have the name of the stent and manufacturer and share that with the MRI facility.
I hair hair extensions and they are attached with small metal clips they are not easily removeable will this have any effect on my MRI?
Hi. My grandmother had a brain anuerysm many years ago. They inserted a metal coil and my mother was advised to tell all future doctors that she is not to ever have an MRI under any circumstances. My grandmother recently took a hard fall and has multiple injuries. They talked with my mother about an MRI and my mother gave them the information that was given to her by the doctor who had inserted the coil many years ago. They sadi they would investigate and see if it had been long enough to do the MRI. Days later, the procedure was done. My grandmother cannot speak at all now. They were going to do another MRI but suspiciously decided against it and cannot find record of the first one performed. Could her speech have been affected by this MRI? Thank you so much for any help.
Hi Amy,
Nearly all new aneurysm coils are MRI safe. However,some older coils can move if subjected to a strong magnetic field. Can you find out if they were able to get the exact name of the manufacturer of the coil and look that up in an MRI safety handbook?
My wife went to a neurologist for a CAT scan due to a metallic shunt she had for over 9 years. The neurologist gave her an MRI that afternoon and sent home. The following morning, she was in a coma-like state with swelling in her head and rushed to the hospital. Later it turned out that the metallic shunt had cracked open and failed to operate. Could the MRI have caused this?
Mike,
Nearly all shunts are MRI safe. Many patients have MRIs after shunt placement. However, it ultimately depends on the exact model/make and then looking that up in a MRI safety handbook.
My husband it getting a Open MRI of his back. I made the appointment. I knew he would need an orbit xray. He later told me about 12-15 years ago and peice of a hammer embedded itself into his bone of the forearm. Should he have an xray to confirm and is there a certain time when it no longer a concern.
Hello~ I'm getting an MRI test for my knee next week but I just got my ears pierced so I can't take them out yet...is there a way that I can still safely take the MRI without removing my earrings? Or do I have to delay my MRI? Thanks!
Kel
If you're sure that the earrings don't have iron in them they should be safe. But double check with the imaging center. They may want to wait until you're able to take out the earrings.
Our daughter had a shunt placed in her head April 1980 and still has original shunt. We were recently told that her shunt appears to have some metal on it. Can she have an MRI and if not, why?
Sandy,
Metal moves and heats up in the MRI. So there is the potential risk of dislodging the shunt. If you have the manufacturer name and model number (should be entered or pasted into your daughter's medical record), the imaging center should be able to look up and see if that particular shunt is MRI safe or not.
Hi,
I have my belly button pierced and 2 cartilage piercings and I can't take them out. I may be getting an MRI on my knee, and I don't want my eating holes to close up. I know my jewelry is made of titanium, so will that make it heat up? Will it pull out my belly button piercing?
have a small metal fragment under my eye. not in the eye, but in the lid, about .25 inches from the eye. eye doctor says no problem, mri techs wont do it. who's right ???
Cam,
There is a small but real risk of that small metal fragment moving into your eye.
I had an MRI 3 weeks ago. I have a plate in my left leg. Everyone said it was ok for MRI. I have had heat coming from that leg since that day. I started shaking my leg only in the MRI. Now 3 weeks later I have a red rash on that leg. I can not help but wonder if it is a response to the MRI
I had a left temporal lobectomy about 15 years ago and was told that I had some titanium plates inserted. I am now a healthcare worker myself and often need to transfer patients to and from scans. Am I ok to go to MRI scans?
4 years ago I had a laminectomy and 2 metal screws were implanted. I now have pain in my sciatic nerve and need an MRI to find out what is causing this. The report said Seer X1A instrumentation was used - what is that and is it safe to have the MRI?
Ashley,
You should be safe to walk into the MRI scan room.
Joan,
If you are going to have an MRI make sure you let the facility/hospital know. They can look up and see whether or not your metal implants are safe.
I had an Mri on my Knee last week.I had on a belt and gold ear rings an a gold necklest and wedding rings plus i had on a metal 4 in belt buckle. I as the tec if i should take them off. He said no it wasn't necessary since i was only have my left knee done.
During the procedure i felt the belt buckle over my belly vibratins up and down as if someone was pumping it really fast with there two fingers. I told the tech he said that it was nothing to be concerned about. The balance of the week until today included i have been feeling sick to my stomach. a slightly nauseous feeling that doesn't go away. Could my stomach have been damaged in someway by this mri.
The last time I had a Head MRI there was artifact. Can this be caused by a hair system (wig covering a portion of the head) that has a polyurethane base? I've always kept it on before without any problem. Thanks for any information
Had a hemmatoma fixed on my scalp with some kind of staple gun also had clips put in breast to flag lumps.Told I should have MRI on head re hearing loss,will this be safe?Thank you
What can I do to reverse the side effect. I had an MRI done in my knee 2 weeks ago. Since I have been in severe pain shooting from my knee to my feet ever since. The technican told me I didn't have to remove my belt with a metal buckle or take of my jeans with metal zipper or my wedding ring. If this cost the damage can it be reversed? How? Do ION products help?
after haveing a mri on my neck ( i wore two rings) i staeted having sharp nerve pain in my legs then my left leg would go numb. every day i have pain in my legs and i cant stand more than 15mins and my leg goes numb, and now my neck and face. is this a side effect???????????
my 32 yr old daughter had a shunt placed at birth for hydrocephalas. The shunt does no longer function but she is having severe headaches.
She has had 3 CAT scans that show possible metal on the shunt. The neuosurgeon wants to do a MRI but the radiologist refuse to do one because of the possible metal. Her surgery record of 32 years ago have been purged so there is no record of the type of shunt used. Should I go along with whichever Dr. wins this argument?
I recently had an MRI scan done on my left elbow and forearm. I had indicated to the radiographer that in 1989 I had a large metal plate and screws inserted within my left upper arm during surgery after a car accident. The Radiographer said it should not be a problem. About ten minutes into the scan I felt a strange sensation in my upper arm, my left hand went completely numb and my whole arm felt very hot and swollen, I immediately stopped the scan and was told it was probably the plate that had heated up during the scan. It took around 20 minutes to get normal feeling back in my hand. It is now nearly a week since the scan and my arm still feels not 100% and when I awake my whole arm is very stiff and my hand is numb. I am hoping there is no permanent damage, what are your views on this?
Am due to get a Lumber M.R.I bit i have 4 Titanium earings in my belly and also Mico-Gems (Diamond Implants) obviously i can't remove these, but the implant metal is the same plates the hospital use. will i be ok to go ahead with the M.R.I? Thanx
I just had this done and did not really think about the clips being Metal! I am a CCRN. I need the answer as I am not going anywhere near the area at this time. Please respond. Debbie
My husband attempted to have MRI today. Just when the test was starting, the tech saw a piece of metal in his leg. We did not nor my dr noticed a fragment in his leg when he had an x-ray previously. However, my husband did have a full body MRI earlier in the year! Just wondering if he could have damage from the original MRI?
Hi Karen,
Did your husband feel any warmth or tingling in the leg during the MRI? If so that was probably the metal fragment. It might be so small that it wasn't picked up on the xray. MRI is very sensitive to metal - even small metal shavings will show up.
Hi, I will be having an MRI Scan on Wednesday and I kind of concern because I have a Cooper IUD . Do you think this will cause me any type of problem?
Hello,
I had a CT scan done earlier this week and had a wig on. Although there were not bobby pins or hairpins in, when I got home and took off my wig, I noticed that there was some sort of gold-like weaving all throughout the wig. Before the procedure, the CT tech said that I had bobby pins in, but I told her I didn't because I didn't, but I wonder if what she could have seen could have been the gold-like lining in the wig. She didn't have me remove the wign and I had the CT done with it on. I have read that some wigs have metal in them, and now I am very scared I have exposed myself. What is the damage that I could have done to myself by wearing the wig? I have had some stinging behind my ears off and on ever since I had the CT scan (that started the day of CT scan after I had the procedure), and my head has been feeling heavy as well. I'm very concerned. I have tried to contact the wig manufacturer to find out if there is metal in the wig, but they really cannot tell me. Also, since I still have the wig, could it be emitting some sort of radiation if it did have metal in it? I don't want to expose others, and wonder if I should dispose or store the wig in a particular manner. Thanks.
my friend needs to do a head CT Scan but she wears a wig which is kept attached to the head with a sort of surgical adheseve. Will this interefere with her result? does she need to take it off?
I recently had an MRI on both of my knees, it took about an hour. I realized after my test that I had an underwire bra on. Will this cause a problem for me? Is their anything I should do?
Thank you for your time,
Jenn
I am due for an MRI in a weeks time but I have a metal plate and screws in my neck not sure what type of metal it is will there be any problems ?
Due to a brain aneursym in 2003 I have 3 Yasargil clips. Would it be safe for me to have a MRI? I'm being scheduled for MRI due to back problem. Please let me know as soon as possible.
I have a question my mother recently was operated because she had a tumor inside her chest after the operation instead of sewing the opening the stapled it so is it dangerous for her to have a cat scan if she has staples on her? please answer
i had a mri done on my brain, i told them i was wearing a underwire bra and they said it would be fine since it was just on my brain.could this have harmed my body in any way? my upper stomach has been burning badly since and i cant hardly wear my underwire bras due to the tenderness of my skin.. they also had my purse in the room with my phone in it and it damaged my phone. is it true it done no harm to my body since scan was on brain and bra was on body or are they just tring to cover their error?
I just had an mri of my neck and back after an auto accident. I removed all metal until I felt my ring heat up I rang the bell and informed the tech. that I had left my wedding rings on - he said it would be fine...I was really uncomfortable with that but he said, he knew his business and I would be fine now I wonder...Any ideas if this caused damage
My husband has a small piece of metal(less than 1/4 inch) in his arm from 20yrs ago. The injury caused him to bleed, so he had to have an artery repaired, but they didn't take the metal out. Is it safe for him to have an MRI of his abdomen?
I just had an MRI of the brain and forgot to take off my bra. It's not underwire just the clips in the back are metal will this affect the MRI?
Hi,
I just got my belly button pierced a few days ago and i need to go in for a MRI in a few days. I cant take my piercing out but its made of surgical steel so i was wondering if it was alright to leave in? The MRI is on my back.
had laproscopic cholecystectomy in 1996 with metal clips. Now I am asked to do MRA and MRI of the brain and Neck. Is it safe to do the tests?
Hi I got an MRI on Friday Oct 21st 2011 a little over a week ago for my brain. While I was in the MRI Scan the top of my head started to heat up. I pushed the button and they took me out. They said it was a long series and my hair was damp and thay might be why and put me back in. After another 20min I felt the burning again but at that point I was done. Since then I have felt a very strange tingle sensation on the top of my head and my scalp feels sore. I thought they burnt me but there was just a bit of pink on the top of my scalp. I also have to herington rods in my back from scoliosis surgery I had 20 years ago and the doctors said I would not have a problem
50 yrs. ago, my brother accidentally shot me in the hip with a bb gun.
It healed and the bb was not removed by the dr. About 40 yrs. ago, during a routine low back xray after a fall, the dr. said that a bb showed up. He said too much trouble to remove it. Is it safe for me to have an mri of my upper back now since the bb is still in my body ?
About 2 weeks ago I had a CT scan of my pelvic area. I was told to remove everything except underwear. During the test the tech discovered I was wearing an underwire bra. She had akready scanned me. I have some skin irritation and pain under my breast. What side effecrs occur after this procedure
I am a 68 year old female who wears a full wig always due to the fact that I have lost most of my hair. Can I wear the wig while I have an MRI of my brain.
I had a breast MRI 5days ago. The tech and I forgot that the locker key was left in the pocket of my gown on my right side over my hip. The next day I started to feel pain in my hip, it worsened, I still can't walk more than a minute without severe pain. I am going for a cortisone injection per my orthopedist who said it is arthritis (?) Could the key have done this? Is it coincidental? Why in God's name do they use keys for lockers in such an area!!!!
Can I wear a wig without any hair clips, or bobby pins or any metal combs that I know about while getting mr1 of my shoulder?
My friend needs to get an MRI because of a growth in her cheek. She recently had hair extensions that are held in place by small metal clips. Does she have to remove them? Is it dangerous? Will it effect the results?
if you have titanium in my back from back surgery can i still go in into the cat scan?
I had a steronotomy closure in 1981 and I need an MRI on my thoracic area. Will this be safe?
I am concerned regarding my forthcoming MRI scan as i have discovered that there is in excess of 30 metal surgical clips that were placed in my lower abdomen during my hysterectomy operation. It is unclear whether these clips are stainless steel or titanium. I need to know if the consistency of
these clips are a problem regarding MRI scans. Thank you.
I had two cranial aneurysms clipped about 23 years ago. I've been having an off-and-on slight pain in the back of my head and I'm worried I may have another aneursym. Since I cannot have an MRI because the clips are metal, what test could be administered?
I had surgical staples in 1969. I was cleared for spinal MRI and felt heat in area of staples. Two days later I have an uncomfortable feeling there. Please advise. Thank you
I'm due to have a MRI scan on my wrist but i have a dermal piercing that is in the skin (surgical steel)...... Will it effect my scan? Thank you :)
I had a lamenectomy 15 years ago and a metal plate and screws put in. I'm seeing a new pain dr. and he wants me to have an MRI done. I have no idea what the plate and screws or made of and am a little leery about getting this done. Any advice?
Hi Ravi,
I was wondering if you can help me? I have a PET scan today of abdomen and just realise I forgot to take off my silver bracelet, will this be a problem or cause any harm?
Thanks in advance
Hi:
I have a piece of a pencil eraser that got stuck in my ear about 25yrs ago? Can I have an MRI?
Thanks in advance
Hi, I have a piercing and the jewelry is made out of just titanium. Would this affect a CT scan?
hi could you help me please yesterday i had mammogram and i forget to take my belly percing out c this do me any hamrful am scare of what c hapen thanks.