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A member asked:
If i have seed implants for prostate cancer, will i still be able to have an mri?
11 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Yes: The seeds are non magnetic. The radioactive material is covered in a titanium shell who's is both non reactive in the body and not magnetic.
Answered 2/12/2014
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Yes: After a couple of months the seeds have scarred into place and will no longer move. Also they are made of titanium which is not magnetic.
Answered 7/2/2015
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Mrs D'Anconia..if: You have seed implants, it would be quite unusual...Only men have prostates. The role of mr in prostate is to identify extension beyond prostate. The capsules for 125-iodine are not ferro-magnetic, but the magnetic field may heat them, and may provide artifact in the image. You certainly could have mr in any other part of your body without hazard, but the veracity of mr image post seed is ?
Answered 5/11/2013
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