Prenatal magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of ischemic brain lesions in the survivors of monochorionic twin pregnancies: report of 3 cases.
The death of 1 twin of monochorionic pairs is associated with a significant risk of brain hypoxic-ischemic damage in the survivor. Ultrasound may diagnose cerebral anomalies only a few weeks after the event. We report 3 cases of single survivors of monochorionic-twin pregnancies in which prenatal magnetic resonance imaging detected brain changes earlier and with better definition of the brain abnormalities than ultrasound.
Righini
Andrea
A
Departments of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento, Ospedale Buzzi-ICP, Via Castelvetro 32, 20154 Milan, Italy. neurorad@icp.mi.it
Salmona
Sarah
S
Bianchini
Elena
E
Zirpoli
Salvatore
S
Moschetta
Marta
M
Kustermann
Alessandra
A
Nicolini
Umberto
U
Triulzi
Fabio
F
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D020925:Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014427:Twins