Fast magnetic resonance imaging in steady-state precession (true FISP) in the prenatal diagnosis of a congenital brain teratoma.
Teratomas are the most common congenital intracranial tumor. Although fetal magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is becoming more popular for prenatal diagnosis, only 2 cases of congenital intracranial teratoma have been reported, and these cases relied on half-Fourier single-shot turbo spin echo (HASTE) imaging. We report the first known case of congenital intracranial teratoma diagnosed by means of a fast imaging in steady-state precession (true FISP) MR sequence. True FISP can be obtained in almost 20 seconds and provides superior contrast resolution compared with HASTE.
Marden
Franklin A
FA
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University Medical Center, ST Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Wippold
Franz J
FJ
Perry
Arie
A
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D013724:Teratoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013997:Time Factors