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Radiologist here. We regularly image patients in 3T MRI scanners. As long as they don't have certain metal surgical implants, a pacemaker, or metallic foreign bodies, there is no problem.

Some institutions have research magnets up to 7T: http://www.healthcare.philips.com/main/products/mri/research...




My research institute has a 11.7T (for small animals).

Although I must say, using MRI, even such a powerful one, for research is not as useful or cool as you'd expect since it takes so long to do one scan.


> there is no problem

We are just beginning to investigative the post operative changes from anaesthesia in adults [1]. Can we be sure that there is no post MRI changes ?

While I'm not suggesting there is any cause for alarm I don't think we should dismiss the possibility out of hand.

[1] http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hidden-dangers-of-...


tattoos can be a problem, right?


Yes, certain inks contain enough metal to cause significant tissue heating.




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