Can an 8-month pregnant woman undergo an MRI?

Nowadays, people are very anxious if they get pregnant. They are afraid of problems with the child, and they are also afraid of ectopic pregnancy. They have to do various tests. The first choice is B-ultrasound to see if all aspects are normal. In the early stage, B-ultrasound can only check whether it is ectopic pregnancy. So some people ask if B-ultrasound can only check this, then can they do MRI in the early stage of pregnancy?

Can I have an MRI during early pregnancy?

According to Song Ting, director of the Radiology Department of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, MRI examination is a diagnosis made by the body using a high-intensity electromagnetic field with gradient directions to obtain images of the examination site after calculation and processing. Current international research results have confirmed that MRI examinations have no adverse effects on the body. It is a green, harmless, ultra-clear examination method that has been widely used in clinical medicine to diagnose brain development abnormalities in children and congenital defects in fetuses.

"It is generally believed that the fetus in the stage of organ formation, that is, the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, is very sensitive to noise and heat during the MRI period and has a certain impact." So when can pregnant women do an MRI? Chen Min, director of the International Fetal Medical Office of your hospital, emphasized that the image saturation of each organ of the fetus before 7 months is very poor under MRI. Therefore, the effect of MRI before 28 weeks is not as good as color Doppler ultrasound. In other words, color Doppler ultrasound before 28 weeks can observe the fetus more clearly. After 28 weeks, each organ of the fetus can be well imaged under MRI. At the same time, after the fetal head bones thicken, ultrasound cannot clearly observe changes in the fetal head. At this time, MRI is the best way to examine the fetal head. Therefore, the choice of MRI examination time is very important. "Otherwise you pay for the crime but don't deal with the problem."

Regarding whether MRI examination will affect the IQ of the fetus, Chen Min said that although MRI examination has a short history of use and its long-term effects have not been reported, scientific research has not confirmed that MRI examination will affect the brain development of the fetus so far.

Can pregnant women in August undergo MRI?

Pregnant women in August can have an MRI. The accuracy of MRI examination is relatively high, and it can show the condition of the fetus, embryo and uterus at a glance. Since the doctor requires pregnant women to have an MRI, it is definitely necessary and safe. Moreover, at present, there is no evidence to prove that MRI has a negative impact on the growth and development of the fetus. Therefore, pregnant women do not need to worry, relax, and cooperate closely with the doctor's arrangements.

However, in the early stages of pregnancy, the test tube embryo is in the stage of cell differentiation and development and is easily affected by external factors. In order to ensure the safety of the fetus, we do not recommend performing MRI examinations in the early stages of pregnancy. Once the early stages of pregnancy have passed, an MRI can be done if necessary.