Normal development of the fetal brain by MRI.
The fetal brain is a dynamic structure, which can now be imaged using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This article will review techniques of fetal MRI as well as several key aspects of brain development and their appearance on MRI. An understanding of normal fetal brain development is essential to correctly identifying developmental abnormalities.
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Orit A
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Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. orit.glenn@radiology.ucsf.edu
D001921:Brain / Q000196:embryology*; D047109:Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging