Open AccessAbsence of DNA double-strand breaks in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells after 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging assessed by γH2AX flow cytometry
Author(s) -
M Faßhauer,
Thomas Krüwel,
Antonia Zapf,
Vera Stahnke,
Margret Rave-Fränk,
Wieland Staab,
Jan M Sohns,
Michael Steinmetz,
Christina UnterbergBuchwald,
Andreas Schuster,
Christian Ritter,
Joachim Lotz
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.606
H-Index - 149
eISSN - 1432-1084
pISSN - 0938-7994
DOI - 10.1007/s00330-017-5056-9
Subject(s) - magnetic resonance imaging , medicine , peripheral blood mononuclear cell , flow cytometry , double strand , neuroradiology , peripheral , pathology , radiology , nuclear medicine , prospective cohort study , interventional radiology , dna , dna damage , neurology , in vitro , immunology , biology , biochemistry , genetics , psychiatry
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is regarded as a non-harming and non-invasive imaging modality with high tissue contrast and almost no side effects. Compared to other cross-sectional imaging modalities, MRI does not use ionising radiation. Recently, however, strong magnetic fields as applied in clinical MRI scanners have been suspected to induce DNA double-strand breaks in human lymphocytes.