Background: The effects and potential hazards of brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 3 T in newborns are debated. Objective: Assess the impact of 3-T MRI in newborns on body temperature and physiological parameters. Material and methods: Forty-nine newborns, born preterm and at term, underwent 3-T brain MRI at term-corrected age. Rectal and skin temperature, oxygen saturation and heart rate were recorded before, during and after the scan. Results: A statistically significant increase in skin temperature of 0.6 °C was observed at the end of the MRI scan (P<0.01). There was no significant changes in rectal temperature, heart rate or oxygen saturation. Conclusion: Core temperature, heart rate and oxygen saturation in newborns were not affected by 3-T brain MR scanning.

Fumagalli, M., Cinnante, C., Calloni, S., Sorrentino, G., Gorla, I., Plevani, L., et al. (2018). Clinical safety of 3-T brain magnetic resonance imaging in newborns. PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY, 48(7), 992-998 [10.1007/s00247-018-4105-0].

Clinical safety of 3-T brain magnetic resonance imaging in newborns

Pesenti N.;
2018

Abstract

Background: The effects and potential hazards of brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 3 T in newborns are debated. Objective: Assess the impact of 3-T MRI in newborns on body temperature and physiological parameters. Material and methods: Forty-nine newborns, born preterm and at term, underwent 3-T brain MRI at term-corrected age. Rectal and skin temperature, oxygen saturation and heart rate were recorded before, during and after the scan. Results: A statistically significant increase in skin temperature of 0.6 °C was observed at the end of the MRI scan (P<0.01). There was no significant changes in rectal temperature, heart rate or oxygen saturation. Conclusion: Core temperature, heart rate and oxygen saturation in newborns were not affected by 3-T brain MR scanning.
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3 Tesla; Body temperature; Brain; Heart rate; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neonates; Oxygen saturation; Physiological parameters; Safety
English
2018
48
7
992
998
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Fumagalli, M., Cinnante, C., Calloni, S., Sorrentino, G., Gorla, I., Plevani, L., et al. (2018). Clinical safety of 3-T brain magnetic resonance imaging in newborns. PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY, 48(7), 992-998 [10.1007/s00247-018-4105-0].
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