Can Hair Dye Interfere with Your MRI Results?

What's MRI?

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Hair Dye Colors People color their hair all sorts of cool colors, but can it mess with an MRI?

The Science Bit

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Clear Pictures Needed

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Metal in Dyes

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What to Do?

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Safe Dyeing

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