Military personnel and construction workers often get metal fragments in their eyes, which can prevent them from seeing during an MRI. This was reported by Speech.
MRIs were first used for medical purposes in 1977, and the number of scans has now increased to 95 million per year. Many accidents have occurred throughout the long history of the use of the method. In 2023, a 57-year-old woman from the United States brought a gun to the procedure, resulting in a gunshot wound to her hip: a powerful magnet in the MRI machine caused the gun to fire. A few months ago, a Brazilian man was shot in the stomach with his own gun, which he carried in his belt, during the procedure. The patient did not survive.
People with metallic foreign bodies in their bodies may also be affected by MRI scans. These often include children and people with mental disorders. Additionally, military personnel and construction workers often get microscopic pieces of metal in their eyes and may not be aware of it. MRI can cause bleeding, pain and blindness.
Despite the safety of MRI, there are strict rules for the procedure: patients must be informed of the risks associated with metal implants, devices and oxygen tanks. In rare cases, skin-to-skin contact between body parts can cause burns. To prevent this, the patient is asked to take a certain position. In addition, scientists are trying to develop new implant models that do not use metals that magnets can attract.
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