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. 2010 Jun 3;11:38. doi: 10.1186/1471-2121-11-38

Table 1.

Viability of embryos imaged with HGM

Number of embryos Stage at start of experiment Duration Stage at end of experiment Time interval between imaging (min) Z levels imaged Estimated total energy load per embryo Number developing normally
10 Morula 22 hours Blastocyst 20 7 4 J 0
12 Morula 22 hours Blastocyst 20 7 2.5 J 0
8 Morula 22 hours Blastocyst 60 11 0.9 J 1
8 Morula 24 hours Blastocyst not imaged not imaged ~ 0 J 6
9 Zygote 10 min Zygote continuous 10 16 J 6

Embryos were subject to different imaging conditions and their development assessed. From the recipient with embryos subject to 0.9 J of energy, in addition to 1 normal embryo, 3 empty decidua and 2 resorbing embryos were found.