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Medical Imaging in Pregnancy: Safety, Appropriate Utilization, and Alternative Modalities for Imaging Pregnant Patients.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Role of Interventional Radiology in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Gynecological Conditions.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2026Review
- Life-Saving Intracranial Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Pregnancy: Balancing Maternal and Fetal Risk.Journal of medical cases · 2026Article
- Enhanced preoperative prediction for microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma through an optimized MR Radiomics combination strategy and machine learning predictor.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Acute Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy Revealing a Wandering Spleen With Infarction: A Case Report.Case reports in surgery · 2026Article
- A Flowchart to Guide Emergency Physicians to Order Radiological Imaging in Pregnant Patients: Findings from an Emergency Department Questionnaire.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The potential role of environmentally associated DNA methylation in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia subtypes.International journal of cancer · 2025Article
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection (Type B) Managed with Emergency Cesarean Section and Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair.The American journal of case reports · 2025Article
- Fetal Safety in MRI During Pregnancy: A Comprehensive Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Should routine β-hCG testing be performed before computed tomography scans in women of childbearing age?Polish journal of radiology · 2025Article
- Willingness of pregnant and postpartum women who use marijuana and/or cannabidiol to participate with their offspring in long-term cohort studies: an exploratory study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- What Is Needed to Encourage Women to Choose Careers in Interventional Cardiology.Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions · 2024Article
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Abstract
This article reviews the existing literature on diagnostic and medical imaging of pregnant women, the risks and safety measures of different medical imaging modalities, and alternative modalities for imaging pregnant patients. Different medical imaging modalities such as MRI, CT scan, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and X-ray imaging help to evaluate women with recognized or unrecognized pregnancies and identify any underlying complications among pregnant patients. Fetuses are more sensitive to radiation and the effects of medical imaging as compared to adults since they have a rapidly developing cell system. During cell proliferation, migration, and differentiation, fetuses suffer greatly from imaging radiation since they are developing under a dynamic system. To ensure safety, pregnant women should discuss the benefits and risks of medical imaging with their physicians. In addition, radiologists should not perform any medical imaging procedure without the patient's consent, unless the patient cannot make any sound decision. Fetal risks of medical imaging include slow growth and development of the fetus, abortion, malformations, impaired brain function, abnormal childhood growth, and neurological development. Diagnostic imaging procedures are necessary when a condition that needs medical evaluation arises during pregnancy such as appendicitis.
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