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On very, very, rare occasions tattoos can heat up during a MR scan. The mechanism for why this can happen is poorly understood though it seems that tattoos with metallic pigments are more likely to heat. You should let us know if you have tattoo(s), for most of our scans we will simply warn you to alert us if you feel any heating during your MR.