title: Prenatal magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of ischemic brain lesions in the survivors of monochorionic twin pregnancies: report of 3 cases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento, Ospedale Buzzi-ICP, Via Castelvetro 32, 20154 Milan, Italy. neurorad@icp.mi.it
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Righini
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salmona
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bianchini
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zirpoli
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moschetta
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kustermann
authors.forename: Umberto
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Nicolini
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Triulzi
mesh_terms: 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