title: Three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging after ultrasonography for assessment of fetal gastroschisis.
abstract: A 24-year-old woman (Gravida I, Para I) at estimated 32 weeks of pregnancy was referred to our department for evaluation of a suspected fetal gastroschisis. Ultrasound scan revealed multiple loops of dilated bowel outside the fetal abdomen and absence of membrane surrounding the herniated loops of the intestines. Three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance imaging was performed to obtain more information on the bowel both outside and inside the abdomen. Images were constructed with T1-weighted fat-suppressed 3D fast low-angle shot sequences using a maximum intensity projection algorithm. The 3D images made possible the realization of fetal bowel conditions with greater definition and accuracy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 078-8510, Japan. chitto@asahikawa-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoshihito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Toshinobu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hidaka
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Naoyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takuma
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sengoku
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sugimori
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inaoka
authors.forename: Tamio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aburano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020139:Gastroschisis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal