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Fetal MR in the evaluation of pulmonary and digestive system pathology

Authors: César Martin, Anna Darnell, Conxita Escofet, Carmina Duran, Víctor Pérez

Published in: Insights into Imaging | Issue 3/2012

Abstract

Background

Prenatal awareness of an anomaly ensures better management of the pregnant patient, enables medical teams and parents to prepare for the delivery, and is very useful for making decisions about postnatal treatment. Congenital malformations of the thorax, abdomen, and gastrointestinal tract are common. As various organs can be affected, accurate location and morphological characterization are important for accurate diagnosis.

Methods

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) enables excellent discrimination among tissues, making it a useful adjunct to ultrasonography (US) in the study of fetal morphology and pathology.

Results

MRI is most useful when US has detected or suspected anomalies, and more anomalies are detected when MRI and US findings are assessed together.

Conclusion

We describe the normal appearance of fetal thoracic, abdominal, and gastrointestinal structures on MRI, and we discuss the most common anomalies involving these structures and the role of MRI in their study.

Teaching Points

• To learn about the normal anatomy of the fetal chest, abdomen, and GI tract on MRI.

• To recognize the MR appearance of congenital anomalies of the lungs and the digestive system.

• To understand the value of MRI when compared to US in assessing fetal anomalies.

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Title: Fetal MR in the evaluation of pulmonary and digestive system pathology
Authors: César Martin
Anna Darnell
Conxita Escofet
Carmina Duran
Víctor Pérez
Publication date: 01-06-2012
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Insights into Imaging / Issue 3/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1869-4101
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13244-012-0155-2

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Fetal MR in the evaluation of pulmonary and digestive system pathology

Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusion

Teaching Points

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