Fetal magnetic resonance imaging.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-2001
Abstract
Ultrafast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences have changed the use of MRI to evaluate fetal abnormalities. Currently, the best application is the evaluation of suspected brain abnormalities found on ultrasound. MRI differentiates the various types of fetal ventriculomegaly. Superior posterior fossa visualization allows differentiation of Dandy-Walker malformation from a large cisterna magna. Anomalies of the corpus callosum can be seen. MRI also is valuable in the evaluation of fetal giant neck masses for planning delivery of the baby and surgery for life-threatening airway obstruction. In the chest, MRI differentiates masses such as diaphragmatic hernia, cystic adenomatoid malformation, and sequestration, and it aids in planning fetal surgery because MRI directly visualizes the position of the lung, liver, and bowel.
Volume
12
Issue
2
First Page
93
Last Page
103
ISSN
0899-3459
Published In/Presented At
Hubbard, A. M., & States, L. J. (2001). Fetal magnetic resonance imaging. Topics in magnetic resonance imaging : TMRI, 12(2), 93–103. https://doi.org/10.1097/00002142-200104000-00003
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
11296807
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article