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Imaging evaluation of nonobstetric conditions during pregnancy: what every radiologist should know
In recent decades, there has been a significant increase in the number of imaging examinations performed on pregnant patients. That increase has occurred across the various modalities, including ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. However, little is known about the risks...
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Publicação do Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7302893/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32587428 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2019.0059 |
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author | Rocha, Ana Paula Campos Carmo, Rafael Lourenço Melo, Rodolfo Ferreira Queiroz Vilela, Daniel Nogueira Leles-Filho, Orlando Silqueira Costa-Silva, Luciana |
author_facet | Rocha, Ana Paula Campos Carmo, Rafael Lourenço Melo, Rodolfo Ferreira Queiroz Vilela, Daniel Nogueira Leles-Filho, Orlando Silqueira Costa-Silva, Luciana |
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description | In recent decades, there has been a significant increase in the number of imaging examinations performed on pregnant patients. That increase has occurred across the various modalities, including ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. However, little is known about the risks that these examinations generate for the mother and fetus, related to the use of ionizing radiation or the use of contrast media. When pregnant patients are submitted to imaging studies, the principles of protection established by the International Commission on Radiological Protection should always be respected, to avoid injury to the pregnant woman and the fetus. The potential deleterious effects on the fetus must be weighed against the damage caused by not performing an examination that is clearly indicated, given that a delayed or missed diagnosis can be even more harmful to the health of the mother and of the fetus itself. The purpose of this review article is to address concerns regarding the safety of imaging methods used during pregnancy, as well as to identify typical clinical situations that require decisions to be made about the indication and optimal planning of imaging examinations. |
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spelling | pubmed-73028932020-06-24 Imaging evaluation of nonobstetric conditions during pregnancy: what every radiologist should know Rocha, Ana Paula Campos Carmo, Rafael Lourenço Melo, Rodolfo Ferreira Queiroz Vilela, Daniel Nogueira Leles-Filho, Orlando Silqueira Costa-Silva, Luciana Radiol Bras Review Article In recent decades, there has been a significant increase in the number of imaging examinations performed on pregnant patients. That increase has occurred across the various modalities, including ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. However, little is known about the risks that these examinations generate for the mother and fetus, related to the use of ionizing radiation or the use of contrast media. When pregnant patients are submitted to imaging studies, the principles of protection established by the International Commission on Radiological Protection should always be respected, to avoid injury to the pregnant woman and the fetus. The potential deleterious effects on the fetus must be weighed against the damage caused by not performing an examination that is clearly indicated, given that a delayed or missed diagnosis can be even more harmful to the health of the mother and of the fetus itself. The purpose of this review article is to address concerns regarding the safety of imaging methods used during pregnancy, as well as to identify typical clinical situations that require decisions to be made about the indication and optimal planning of imaging examinations. Publicação do Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7302893/ /pubmed/32587428 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2019.0059 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Rocha, Ana Paula Campos Carmo, Rafael Lourenço Melo, Rodolfo Ferreira Queiroz Vilela, Daniel Nogueira Leles-Filho, Orlando Silqueira Costa-Silva, Luciana Imaging evaluation of nonobstetric conditions during pregnancy: what every radiologist should know |
title | Imaging evaluation of nonobstetric conditions during pregnancy: what every radiologist should know |
title_full | Imaging evaluation of nonobstetric conditions during pregnancy: what every radiologist should know |
title_fullStr | Imaging evaluation of nonobstetric conditions during pregnancy: what every radiologist should know |
title_full_unstemmed | Imaging evaluation of nonobstetric conditions during pregnancy: what every radiologist should know |
title_short | Imaging evaluation of nonobstetric conditions during pregnancy: what every radiologist should know |
title_sort | imaging evaluation of nonobstetric conditions during pregnancy: what every radiologist should know |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7302893/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32587428 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2019.0059 |
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