[Intl_DxMedPhys] Pregnant Patient Consenting in MRI

[Gretchen Raterman Bell]

Hi, everyone:

I am trying to gather as much data as I can on what institutions are doing
in regards to pregnant patients undergoing an MRI, no contrast involved.
What level of informed consent, if any, do the facilities you cover
require?  It was my opinion that all pregnant patients shall be consented
prior to MR scanning, and I got a lot of pushback based on logistics.
There's also a debate on what consent actually looks like, in practice, and
on paper.  Is the radiologist directly talking to the patient every time?
Does the technologist briefly go over a sheet they sign?

Any insights are VERY much appreciated.  This is a sensitive topic without
an abundance of guidance.

Gretchen R. Bell, M.S., DABR
Diagnostic Imaging Physicist
Ochsner Medical Center
(504)842-8506
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