MRI, Tattoo Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
Tattoo disorder, MRI
Brief summary
MRI examinations are potential sources of complications related to the displacement of ferromagnetic objects, but also to heating effects that can go as far as burns. This overheating can be caused by contact with external equipment (sensors, cables, etc.). Patients with skin tattoos may experience specific complications as tingling or burning felt at the site of the tattoo. They can be followed by a transient erythema with edema around the reversible tattoo in 12 and 72 hours. One observation of severe 2nd degree burns has been reported. They would be linked to the presence of metallic salts in the dermis, resulting from interactions between the pigments and the magnetic field but their mechanisms are poorly identified and divergent. The aim of this study is to assess the rate of MRI causing complications in patients with tattoos.
Interventions
PROCEDUREMRI
Patient with a tatoo will perform an MRI. The possible symptoms during the MRI or after MRI will then be described (duration, type,...).
OTHERLikert scale questionnaire
The patient will appreciate his feeling after MRI on a Likert scale (from 1 to 5)
Sponsors
Cimror
Elsan
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Major patient * tattoo patient * Ability to answer the questionnaire * Affiliated patient or beneficiary of a social security scheme * Patient having been informed and not objecting to the research
Exclusion criteria
* Minor * Patient unable to understand and respond to questionnaires due to language difficulties or cognitive impairment * Patient objecting to research * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * Protected patient: adult under guardianship, curatorship or other legal protection, deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Proportion of MRIs resulting in at least one complication in patients with tattoos. | 1 day | Complications are defined by the occurrence of symptoms felt by the patient (tingling, stinging, burning, redness, swelling) and by the occurrence of side effects visible to the operator (redness, oedema/tumefaction, others) and confirmed by the investigator present during the examination. |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactChristine Bagard
Backup ContactDuband Sandrine
Outcome results
None listed