scholarly journals Fetal MR Imaging of Gastrointestinal Abnormalities

Radiographics ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 904-917 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Furey ◽  
April A. Bailey ◽  
Diane M. Twickler
Keyword(s):  
Mr Imaging ◽  
Gastrointestinal Abnormalities ◽  
Fetal Mr

Magnetic resonance imaging versus ultrasonography for the in utero evaluation of central nervous system anomalies

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 340-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierpaolo Peruzzi ◽  
Rebecca J. Corbitt ◽  
Corey Raffel
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Prenatal Diagnosis ◽  
Mr Imaging ◽  
False Negative ◽  
In Utero ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Fetal Ultrasonography ◽  
Negative Results ◽  
False Negative Results ◽  
Fetal Mr

Object The use of fetal MR imaging for the in utero evaluation of pathological conditions of the CNS is widely accepted as an adjunct to fetal ultrasonography studies. Magnetic resonance imaging is thought to characterize CNS anomalies better, and to provide a more exact diagnosis and accurate prognosis. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of and indications for fetal MR imaging in evaluating fetuses with different CNS abnormalities that were seen initially on prenatal sonograms. Methods Over a 3-year period, fetuses with prior sonographic evidence of CNS abnormalities who consequently received prenatal MR imaging at Columbus Nationwide Children's Hospital within 2 weeks of the fetal ultrasonography study were included in this study. For each patient, radiological reports from both studies were reviewed, analyzed, and compared with the findings at postnatal imaging or physical examination. Results of the 2 modalities were then compared in terms of diagnostic accuracy. Results Twenty-six fetuses were included in this study on the basis of an in utero sonogram showing a CNS anomaly. Their gestational age ranged from 17 to 35 weeks, with a mean of 25 weeks at the time of fetal ultrasonography. Hydrocephalus was identified in 16 fetuses, 6 had evidence of a spinal dysraphic defect, 2 had holoprosencephaly, 1 had an encephalocele, and 1 had multiple body abnormalities requiring detailed CNS evaluation. Twenty-five of the fetuses were correctly evaluated as having abnormal CNS findings on both fetal ultrasonography and fetal MR imaging. Fetal ultrasonography provided a correct prenatal diagnosis in 20 cases, whereas fetal MR imaging was correct in 22 cases. There were 9 cumulative false-positive results for fetal ultrasonography and 7 for fetal MR imaging, whereas for false-negative results there were a total of 34 and 19, respectively. Conclusions Fetal MR imaging is more sensitive in detecting fetal CNS abnormalities, but its ability to provide a correct prenatal diagnosis is only marginally superior to fetal ultrasonography. Moreover, fetal MR imaging is not exempt from misdiagnosis, and still shows a significantly high rate of false-negative results. Particularly for spinal dysraphic defects, fetal MR imaging does not seem to add important diagnostic or prognostic details when compared with fetal ultrasonography.

Twin–twin transfusion syndrome: cerebral ischemia is not the only fetal MR imaging finding

2006 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth M. Kline-Fath ◽  
Maria A. Calvo-Garcia ◽  
Sara M. O’Hara ◽  
Timothy M. Crombleholme ◽  
Judy M. Racadio
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Ischemia ◽  
Mr Imaging ◽  
Imaging Finding ◽  
Fetal Mr

Fetal MR imaging in urogenital system anomalies

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (20) ◽  
pp. 3487-3494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armaghan Faghihimehr ◽  
Mohammad Gharavi ◽  
Melissa Mancuso ◽  
Gayathri Sreedher
Keyword(s):  
Mr Imaging ◽  
Urogenital System ◽  
Fetal Mr

The Fundamentals of Fetal MR Imaging: Part 1

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 331-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew R. Plunk ◽  
Teresa Chapman
Keyword(s):  
Mr Imaging ◽  
Fetal Mr

scholarly journals Malformations of Cortical Development: Diagnostic Accuracy of Fetal MR Imaging

Radiology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 263 (3) ◽  
pp. 843-855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orit A. Glenn ◽  
Addison A. Cuneo ◽  
A. James Barkovich ◽  
Zary Hashemi ◽  
Agnes I. Bartha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mr Imaging ◽  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Cortical Development ◽  
Malformations Of Cortical Development ◽  
Fetal Mr

Fetal MR imaging

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1869-1871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine Girard
Keyword(s):  
Mr Imaging ◽  
Fetal Mr

Fetal MR Imaging of Constriction Band Syndrome Involving the Skull and Brain

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 685-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung Hyun Lee ◽  
Mi-Jung Lee ◽  
Myung-Joon Kim ◽  
Ga Hyun Son ◽  
Ran Namgung
Keyword(s):  
Mr Imaging ◽  
Constriction Band ◽  
Constriction Band Syndrome ◽  
Fetal Mr
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