The effect of magnetic resonance imaging on neural tube development in an early chicken embryo model.
Emrah KantarciogluGokmen KahilogullariMurat ZaimogluEsin Ozlem AtmisElif PekerZeynep YigmanDeniz BillurSevim AydinIlhan Memet ErdenAgahan UnlüPublished in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2018)
We therefore conclude that the use of magnetic resonance imaging as a diagnostic tool can result in midline closure defects and growth retardation in chicken embryos. We hypothesize that this may also be true for human embryos exposed to MRI. If a pregnant individual is to take an MRI scan, as for lumbar disc disease or any other any other reason, our results indicate that consideration should be given to an avoidance of MRI during pregnancy.