Ultrafast fetal MRI and prenatal diagnosis.
Improvements in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology continue to provide faster scan times and higher resolution increasing the applications for fetal imaging. MRI is an adjunct to good prenatal ultrasound scan (US). It provides significant additional information that improves diagnostic accuracy in evaluation of the fetal brain, spine, neck, chest, abdomen, and urinary tract. MRI provides important anatomic information that helps in planning delivery and surgical procedures.
Hubbard
Anne M
AM
Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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