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Absence of harmful effects of magnetic resonance exposure at 1.5 T in utero during the third trimester of pregnancy: a follow-up study epidem.

By: Kok RD, De Vries MM, Heerschap A, van den Berg PP

Published in: Magn Reson Imaging 2004; 22 (6): 851-854

Exposure

Exposure	Parameters
Exposure 1: DC/static Exposure duration: 45 to 75 min	magnetic flux density: 1.5 T

Exposure source	clinical MR scanner

Measurand	Value	Type	Method	Mass	Remarks
magnetic flux density	1.5 T	-	-	-	-

Endpoint/type of risk estimation

reproductive effects and pregnancy outcomes: birth weight, gestational age at birth, type of delivery, and arterial pH at birth

neurological evaluation (functioning of eyes and ears), gross and fine motor functioning, social development and communication

Population

Group:

Age: 0–9 years

Observation period: 1998 - 2000

Study location: The Netherlands

Study size

Type	Value
Total	44

Study funded by

not stated/no funding