Text tattoos contain rich information about an individual for forensic investigation. To extract this information, text tattoo localisation is the first and essential step. Previous studies applied existing object detectors to detect general tattoos, but none of them considered they neglect prior knowledge that are usually inside or nearby larger appear only on human skin. use knowledge, a know...

The market for tattoos continues to boom, despite the latent health hazards, which are not to be underestimated. At the same time, a survey in Germany, Austria and Switzerland showed that at least 5% of tattooed people polled were considering having their tattoos removed. In Germany alone, this translates to an estimated 10 million people with tattoos and a half-million potential patients – or ...

A case is reported in which the presence of a decorative tattoo resulted in pain and termination of an MRI study. The ferromagnetic nature of the tattoo and iron oxide tattoo pigments is demonstrated. The pathophysiology of tattoo/MRI interaction is discussed, as is an approach to the prevention and treatment of this complication. India Ink Tattooing in the Esophagus. Shaffer RT, et al. Gastroi...