MRI of the fetal spine.
Magnetic resonance imaging of the fetal spine is a vital complement to fetal sonographic examination. Assessing the wide spectrum of spinal dysraphism, as well as spinal neoplasia, allows for more correct prenatal diagnoses, patient care planning, and patient counselling. Proper appraisal of the value of experimental procedures, such as fetal myelomeningocoele repair, requires a high level of diagnostic accuracy for the selection and follow-up of appropriate candidates.
Departement of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Neuroradiology Suite, Wood Center, 2nd Floor, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399, USA. simon@email.chop.edu
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