We report a case of a thermal burn that occurred during MR imaging likely caused by invisible silver-embedded microfibers in the fabric of an undershirt. As the prevalence of fabric containing nondetectable metallic microfiber increases in athletic and "tech" clothing, the importance of having patients change into safe facility-provided garments before MR imaging is emphasized.
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Pietryga, J. A., Fonder, M. A., Rogg, J. M., North, D. L., & Bercovitch, L. G. (2013). Invisible metallic microfiber in clothing presents unrecognized MRI risk for cutaneous burn. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 34(5). https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2827
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