Studyon MRInoiseanditseffectstohearingfunction / 实用放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective ToexplorethenoiselevelsfromdifferentMRIsequencesandtheeffectsofMRInoiseonhearingfunction ofthesubjectswithtraditionalhearingprotection measures.Methods Intheprocessofscanningvolunteerswith MRI,soundlevel metersandelectretcapacitancemicrophoneswereusedsimultaneouslytodetectthenoiselevelsofdifferentMRIsequencesanddifferentpositionsof magnets,analyzingthe MRInoiserangeanddistributioncharacteristics.Dynamicauditorybrainstem response(ABR)wasusedto measurethehearingthresholdsof100healthyadultvolunteerswithtraditionalhearingprotection measures,respectivelywithin24 hoursbeforeMRIexamination (test1),within20minutesafterMRIexamination(test2),and25daysafterMRIexamination(test 3),estimatingthehearinglossandrecoveryofthesubjects.Results ThenoisevaluesofdifferentMRIsequencesweredifferent,the peakofsoundpressurelevel[Lpeak]rangedfrom119.7to124.5dB(A),theequivalentweightedsoundpressurelevel[Leq]ranged from103.5to115.3dB(A).DynamicABRresultsshowedthehearingthresholdsoftest2onbothleftandrightearsweresignificantlyhigher thanthoseoftest1(LP=0.012;RP=0.001);while,havingcomparedthehearingthresholdsofleftandrightearsintest3with thoseintest1,therewerenosignificantdifferences(LP=0.138;RP=0.451).Conclusion Thenoiseof3.0T MRIcancausethe hearingthresholdsofhealthyadultswithtraditionalhearingprotectionmeasuresincreasetemporarily,whenscanningwithMRI,more effectivemeasuresshouldbetakentoreducethehearingnoiseandprotectthehearingfunctionofthesubjects.