title: MR imaging findings in fetal goiter caused by maternal graves disease.
abstract: Antenatal diagnosis of fetal goiter should be appropriately managed to avoid perinatal complications. Here, we present the MR imaging features of a fetal goiter caused by maternal Graves disease. Diffusely enlarged fetal thyroid gland was seen showing homogeneously elevated signal on T1-weighted images and intermediate signal on T2-weighted images. To our knowledge, this is the first MR imaging documentation of fetal goiter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, West Virginia University Hospital, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA.
authors.forename: Nevzat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karabulut
authors.forename: Diego R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Brita K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Boyd
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal