December 14, 2020 5:36 pm FDA Recommends Against Masks With Metal Parts During MRIs The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a recommendation that patients not wear face masks with metal parts and coatings during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams due to a risk of burns. This includes nose pieces, nanoparticles, and antimicrobial coating containing metal. Instead, the FDA recommends that patients wear face masks that contain no metal during MRI exams. To learn more, click here. News & Knowledge All Curi recommendations are based on current CDC criteria at the time of publication. CDC guidance for SARS-CoV-2 infection may, or may not, be adopted by state and local health departments to respond to rapidly changing local circumstances. Providers should always check with their local health department to see if the CDC’s guidance on any given topic has been modified (particularly if more restrictive) from the CDC’s recommended guidelines. Follow this link https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/healthdirectories/index.html for contact information to your state/local health department. If local recommendations vary from those of the CDC, and you are unsure what recommendations to follow, then it is safer to follow the more restrictive guidelines/recommendations.