22 April 2024: Articles
Unveiling the Temporal Aspect of MRI Tattoo Reactions: A Prospective Evaluation of a Newly-Acquired Tattoo with Multiple MRI Scans
Unknown etiology, Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Clinical situation which can not be reproduced for ethical reasons
Kasper Køhler Alsing A* , Helle Hjorth Johannesen A , Nina Løth Mårtensson C , Paul Joseph Kempen B , Marie Karen Tracy Hong Lin B , Klaus Qvortrup A , Rasmus Hvass Hansen ADOI: 10.12659/AJCR.943411
Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e943411
Figure 3. (A) Histology of the reactive tattoo following the first MRI adverse event, scale bar 70 μm. (B) The thrombosed vessel showing signs of angiogenesis, taken from a biopsy after the third MRI session, scale bar 60 μm. (C) TEM image of the tattoo pigment particles sized 243–343 nm, scale bar 1 μm. (D) STEM image displaying clusters of pigment, scale bar 5 μm. The red rectangle highlights the selected region of interest (ROI) for EDX analysis. (E) Elements such as oxygen, titanium, iron, and carbon are identified within the region of interest, scale bar 1 μm.