Why you can’t wear yoga clothes in an MRI: The fibers may burn your skin
High-tech athletic
clothes made with anti-odor
fabrics
are popular. But they also come with a little-known health hazard
: The apparel
may be infused
with metal fibers
that can cause burns in an MRI. “It’s like putting your skin up against a hot plate
,” said Dr. Hollis Potter, chairman of the radiology and imaging department at the Hospital for Special Surgery
in New York City. Lululemon, one of the largest athletic apparel brands, boasts
on its website that its “Silverescent” technology infuses silver fibers into fabric to make it “stink
-stopping.” But the company declined to discuss which of its clothes may contain metal fiber.
tips
athlete 运动员
athletic 运动的
odor 气味
anti-odor 防止气味
fabric 织物
apparel 衣服(appearance 外表)
infuse 充满;鼓舞(fuse 保险丝)
fiber 纤维制品
plate 盘子;盆子;门牌
surgery 外科
boast 吹牛;夸耀
stink 臭味;公然表示愤怒