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# Alert on Face Masks Containing Metal During MRI
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/alert-on-face-masks-containing-metal-during-mri/
- Published: 2020-12-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T16:39:10.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5148241

FDA has issued a safety alert to warn patients and health care providers about patient injuries from wearing face masks that contain metal parts and coatings during a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) exam. “Metal parts, like nose pieces sometimes called nose clips or wires, nanoparticles (ultrafine particles), or antimicrobial coating that may contain metal (such as silver or copper), may become hot and burn the patient during an MRI,” the [alert says](https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/wear-face-masks-no-metal-during-mri-exams-fda-safety-communication?ref=fdaweb.com).