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.

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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