Magnetic resonance imaging of fetal autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease.
We present a case of fetal autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) at 34 weeks of gestation, diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MRI demonstrated enlarged fetal kidneys that were low signal intensity on T1-weighted images and high signal intensity on T2-weighted images. These MRI findings suggested a high water content in the renal parenchyma, consistent with the innumerable, tiny renal cysts present in ARPKD.
Nasu
K
K
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oita Medical University, Japan.
Yoshimatsu
J
J
Anai
T
T
Miyakawa
I
I
Komatsu
E
E
Maeda
T
T
D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D017044:Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Recessive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal