Radiology November 2015 PMID 26225451

Influence of Cardiac MR Imaging on DNA Double-Strand Breaks in Human Blood Lymphocytes.

Michael Brand, Stephan Ellmann, Matthias Sommer, Matthias S May, Achim Eller, Wolfgang Wuest, Christina Engert, Stephan Achenbach, Michael A Kuefner, Tobias Baeuerle, Michael Lell, Michael Uder

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Abstract in brief

  • The study investigated whether cardiac MRI causes DNA damage in blood lymphocytes and found no significant increase in DNA double-strand breaks after imaging.
  • Blood samples collected before and after MRI showed very similar levels of DNA damage, indicating that MRI is a safe procedure in terms of not harming DNA.
  • Different patient groups and protocols were examined, but all results consistently showed no detectable DNA damage following MRI, suggesting that heart MRI does not induce harmful genetic effects in blood cells.]

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Ahmad Masri
@MasriAhmadMD · X

@Mehtap58194722 I'm not a radiation expert but the methodology used was challenged in other publications. I dont have immediate access to all, but one study comes to mind https://t.co/wUIFYfkOil

Aug 4, 2019 · 1 like · 9,038 followers View post →

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Assessing DNA Safety in Cardiac MRI Procedures

This video discusses a study that examined whether cardiac MRI causes DNA damage in blood lymphocytes. The findings indicate that MRI procedures do not significantly increase DNA double-strand breaks, confirming their…

RadiologyRSNA · Nov 13, 2015 84 views
Ahmad Masri
@MasriAhmadMD · X

@Mehtap58194722 I'm not a radiation expert but the methodology used was challenged in other publications. I dont have immediate access to all, but one study comes to mind https://t.co/wUIFYfkOil

Aug 4, 2019 · 1 like · 9,038 followers View post →