Can I safely undergo an MR or CT or other medical test with coils in place?
Yes. The coils are made of platinum and completely inert. Undergoing an MRI is entirely safe. You should be aware however that because the platinum coils do not generate an MR signal like the rest of the brain tissue, if you undergo a brain MR examination after the coil repair, the area of the brain that contains the coils will not produce a signal and therefore will show up as a “black hole” on the MR image.
