title: Acute non-traumatic maternal illnesses in pregnancy: imaging approaches.
abstract: The imaging methods used to obtain diagnostic information for pregnant patients presenting with acute non-traumatic maternal illnesses have been reviewed. Conditions affecting the gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, uterus, adnexae, central nervous system and chest have been investigated via a variety of imaging methods, which include ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), intravenous pyelography (IVP), angiography and fluoroscopy. The method of choice, application, and safety to the mother and fetus are considered for investigation of each condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, 6431 Fannin-MSB2 100, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Saween K S
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Stanford M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: Komal B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Phebe C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Louis K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Frank M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Corl
authors.forename: Bharat K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Raval
authors.forename: Shela
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sheth
authors.forename: Elliot K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Fishman
authors.forename: Carl M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Sandler
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*