Abstract #3648

Genetic damage investigations after repeated exposures to 7 T Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Mahsa Fatahi¹, Annika Reddig², Vijayalaxmi Vijayalaxmi³, Bjoern Friebe⁴, Dirk Roggenbuck ^5,6, Dirk Reinhold², and Oliver Speck^1,7,8,9

¹Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany, ²Institute of Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany, ³Department of Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, United States, ⁴Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany, ⁵Faculty of Natural Sciences, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany, ⁶Medipan GmbH, Dahlewitz/Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany, ⁸Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, Magdeburg, Germany, ⁹German Center for Neurodegenerative Disease, Magdeburg, Germany

Synopsis. Ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging (UHF MRI) is a technological development which is now only used for research purpose. Healthy individuals working with UHF MRI scanners as well as those participating in research investigations are repeatedly exposed to high field strengths, which can be >2-fold greater than those regularly used in clinics. In this study, we have examined the extent of genetic damage in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) obtained from such individuals exposed to 7T MRI.

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