Abstract #0738

Vital Signs, Temperature and COMFORT Scale Scores in Infants During Ultra-High-Field MR Imaging.

Inge van Ooijen^1,2, Kim Annink¹, Jeroen Dudink¹, Thomas Alderliesten¹, Floris Groenendaal¹, Maria Luisa Tataranno¹, Maarten Lequin², Hans Hoogduin², Frederik Visser², Alexander Raaijmakers^2,3, Dennis Klomp², Evita Wiegers², Manon Benders¹, Jannie Wijnen², and Niek van der Aa¹

¹Department of Neonatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ³Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Synopsis

7T MRI in infants could improve cerebral diagnostic quality, but safety should be evaluated before standard use. In this study, twenty infants without respiratory support between term-equivalent age and 3 months corrected age, were scanned on 7T directly after 3T MRI. Vital signs (heart rate, oxygen saturation and respiratory rate), temperature (rectal, body and brain), COMFORT scale scores and adverse events were monitored throughout the process. None of these parameters changed around 7T MRI. Also, heart rate and temperature were not significantly different during 7T, when compared to 3T MRI. Therefore scanning infants at 7T appears to be safe.

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