Thigh burn – A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) related adverse event

Burns are an unexpected adverse event of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We present an interesting case of a patient who underwent an MRI and suffered a second degree burn to their inner thighs thought to be caused by the creation of a “tissue-loop.” It is important that clinicians and technicians...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tagell, Laura, Alcheikh, Ahmad, Jurevics, Richard, Nair, Anish Puliyayil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7550826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33082900
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.09.046
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Sumario:Burns are an unexpected adverse event of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We present an interesting case of a patient who underwent an MRI and suffered a second degree burn to their inner thighs thought to be caused by the creation of a “tissue-loop.” It is important that clinicians and technicians are aware of this adverse event to help prevent further occurrences in this commonly used imaging modality.

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