NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- There is new information about whether or not MRI scans are safe for pregnant women as the first large-scale study on the effect of MRI's on mother and baby has been released.

(Reuters Health) - Women who don't realize they're pregnant when they undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be exposed to a chemical that might not be safe for the fetus, a new report warns.

Gadolinium-enhanced MRI is associated with an increased risk of stillbirth or neonatal death, as well as rheumatologic, inflammatory, or infiltrative skin conditions. MRI use in the first trimester of ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Should women take a pregnancy test before having an MRI? A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association looked at the safety of magnetic resonance ...

Expecting mothers who undergo an MRI in their first trimester shouldn’t have much to worry about if it was a standard one, according to a recent study of more than 1.4 million women. But an MRI that ...

Having an MRI during pregnancy presents no danger to the fetus or the offspring, researchers have found, but the risks appear to change when a contrast agent is used. Researchers tracked 1,424,105 ...

MRI had a 98% rate of detecting cancer in asymptomatic pregnant persons, according to a study published Dec. 4 in The New England Journal of Medicine. As part of an ongoing study, researchers from the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who are advised to have an MRI of the baby often experience considerable anxiety and distress during the procedure, particularly when there's a high level of ...

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OAK BROOK, Ill.-- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help rule out acute appendicitis in pregnancy when ultrasound findings are inconclusive, according to a study in the March issue of Radiology.

For women with multiple sclerosis (MS), results of MRI performed during the year before they become pregnant appear to accurately predict early relapse after childbirth, new research shows.