title: MRI effects on the teratogenicity of x-irradiation in the C57BL/6J mouse.
abstract: This investigation was undertaken in order to ascertain the combined effects of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) fields and x-irradiation on the developing eye of the mouse strain C57B1/6J. Dams in groups of 15 were subjected to absorbed doses of 5, 15, and 30 cGy. Other dams (N = 15) were exposed to T2 spin-echo MRI fields under clinically realistic conditions following exposure to 30 cGy of x-irradiation. The developing eye was the biological end point studied. It was found that the 30-cGy dose resulted in teratogenic significance (p less than or equal to .05) for the C57B1/6J mouse. Groups exposed to both types of radiation fields demonstrated malformation levels similar to the 30-cGy irradiated animals with no additive or synergistic effects detected. The malformation rates and degree of statistical significance varied somewhat with unit of measurement, and analytical method. The results confirmed low level X-ray teratogenicity and suggested that the MRI techniques employed for this investigation did not enhance the teratogenicity of x-irradiation on eye malformations produced in the C57B1/6J mouse.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Diagnostic Sciences, University of North Carolina, School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill 27514-7450.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Tyndall
mesh_terms: D000016:Abnormalities, Radiation-Induced; D000818:Animals; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005123:Eye / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000528:radiation effects; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D014965:X-Rays