Study shows that MRIs in first trimester of pregnancy not associated with increased risk to fetus.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been used to evaluate obstetrical, placental, and fetal abnormalities in pregnant patients for more than 30 years. MRI is recognized as a beneficial diagnostic tool and is utilized to assess a wide range of diseases and conditions that affect the pregnant patient as well as the fetus.  Despite this fetal safety of magnetic MRI during the first trimester of pregnancy … Continue reading Study shows that MRIs in first trimester of pregnancy not associated with increased risk to fetus.