ID Number		1330
Study Type		Epidemiology
Model		64 MHz MRI exposure to clinical staff and physiologic responses and correlations with adverse pregnancy outcome
Details		MRI operators (n = 1,915) occupationally exposed to RF were analyzed for reproductive health and pregnancy outcomes. The authors report no significant correlations with spontaneous abortions (OR 1.27; 95% CI 0.92-1.77), conception taking more than 12 months (OR 0.90; 95% CI 0.54-1.51); delivery before 39 weeks (OR 1.19; 95% CI 0.76-1.88), birth weight below 5.5 lb (2.5 kg) (OR 1.01; 95% CI 0.50-2.04); and male gender of the offspring (OR 0.99; 95% CI 0.80-1.22). Adjustment for maternal age, smoking, and alcohol use also failed to markedly change any of the associations. These results suggest that there is not a substantial increase in these common adverse reproductive outcomes.
Findings		No Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Funding Agency		NIH, USA
Country		UNITED STATES
References		Shellock, FG et al. Radiology, (1994) 192:865-868 Evans, JA et al. J. Occup. Med., (1993) 35:1191-1195 Kanal, E et al. Radiology, (1993) 187:395-399
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