What is the ALBMCs policy regarding pregnancy and MRI scanning?
Women who are known by the investigators to be pregnant may not participate as subjects in MRI scanning, except: • as part of an IRB approved protocol that explicitly includes the specific objective of scanning pregnant subjects • as part of an IRB approved protocol where participation in the MRI study offers direct therapeutic or diagnostic benefit to the participating patient that clinically outweighs any unknown risks to the fetus Laboratory testing to exclude unsuspected pregnancy is not required as part of MR laboratory policy. Compliance with any protocol-specific policies established during IRB review of the project is required. The ALBMC policy regarding scanning of women known to be pregnant is based on the following document: • Kanal E, Bogrstede JP, Barkovich AJ, Bell C, Bradley WG, Felmlee JP, Froelich JW, Kaminski EM, Keeler EK, Lester JW, Scournis EA, Zaremba LA and Zinninger MD. American College of Radiology White Paper on MR Safety. AJR 2002:178:1335-1347. In this docum
