Comments on: MRI Magnet Madness

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:46:00 +0000

Warning: If you suffer with clostrophobia be sure to have a tranqulizer administered BEFORE an MRI session- my mother became sick and vomited.

By: the creature

the creature — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:08:07 +0000

remember that great episode of HOUSE where Dr. House used an MRI machine to test his theory that bullets were non-magnetic. after shooting a corpse in the head, he proceeded to destroy the MRI machine. thus proving his theory wrong…

yes, i am a HOUSE addict.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:18:37 +0000

Ok I know this is kind of random but I hate MRI machines I once had to have a brain scan b/c of migraines and I full on freaked out inside the tube. It was really scarry and I was never closterphobic before it took like a whole hour b/c I kept hyperventalating and thus moving my head. I would rather die a slow painfull death from brain cancer than do that again.

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:40:55 +0000

Yikes. I’m kind of glad I knew none of this when I had an MRI last year.

By: ann

ann — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:59:54 +0000

So as well as my claustrophobia triggered panic attack, I’m now going to have to worry about all this… these babies are moving right up there with suspension bridges and heights on my most feared list.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:18:01 +0000

Why don’t they use the magnetic technology used here to move buckets and buckets of train parts to save the trains from wearing out??

By: That Guy

That Guy — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:37:43 +0000

I am no rocket surgeon, but unless my watch is broken this is the year 2008. The MRI was invented in 1977. That is 31 years ago. Hmmmmmmm

By: Jo Ann

Jo Ann — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:02:27 +0000

The concerns regarding tattoos and MRI’s have faded with time (no pun intended.) Older tattoo inks (>=20years) had small pieces of metal which would react to the MRI magnet. If your tattoo is less than 20 years old, you should have no problem.

Machinists, however, who shape and craft metal, often have microscopic pieces of metal embedded in their skin, and do face complications with MRI scans.

By: Florida

Florida — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:42:41 +0000

@ Caitlin

I have tattoos and have had MRI’s. No issues.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:11:08 +0000

Is is true about tattoos and MRI’s? I know I saw something on mythbusters a loooooong time ago about it, but I can’t remember the outcome. I have six tattoos and if its true that would make for one painful MRI someday.