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Impacts of magnetic resonance imaging noise on hearing function in fetus and infants
ZHAO Huifang  JIN Chao  YANG Jian 

Cite this article as: Zhao HF, Jin C, Yang J. Impacts of magnetic resonance imaging noise on hearing function in fetus and infants. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2019, 10(7): 546-550. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2019.07.013.


[Abstract] Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been increasingly used for fetus and infants. The produced acoustic noise at MRI scan may cause hearing injury with improper hearing protection. Numerous studies have reported the auditory effects of MRI noise on adults. The fetus and infants present remarkably different auditory anatomy and function, and vulnerability to noise in contrast to adults. The systematic review concerning the impacts of MRI noise on this population is lacking. Thus, this article will introduce the auditory development, summarize the mechanism of noise-induced hearing impairment, and review the previous studies on the impact of MRI noise in fetus and infants for providing a useful reference in improving the safety of MRI examination.
[Keywords] noise；fetus；infant；auditory perception；magnetic resonance imaging

ZHAO Huifang Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China

JIN Chao Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China

YANG Jian* Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China

*Correspondence to: Yang J, E-mail: cjr.yangjian@vip.163.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS  This study was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China No. 2016YFC0100300 National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 81471631, 81771810 and 51706178 the 2011 New Century Excellent Talent Support Plan of the Ministry of Education, China No. NCET-11-0438 China Postdoctoral Science Foundation No. 2017M613145 Shaanxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation for Youths of China No. 2017JQ8005 and the Clinical Research Award of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University No. XJTU1AF-CRF-2015-004
Received  2019-01-16
Accepted  2019-05-20
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2019.07.013
Cite this article as: Zhao HF, Jin C, Yang J. Impacts of magnetic resonance imaging noise on hearing function in fetus and infants. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2019, 10(7): 546-550. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2019.07.013.

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