Fetal magnetic resonance imaging of acquired and developmental brain anomalies.
During the last decade, increasing interest in magnetic resonance imaging has emerged for the evaluation of fetal abnormalities detected on ultrasound. The advent of single-shot rapid acquisition sequences has greatly facilitated our ability to obtain detailed imaging information of the fetal brain. To date, fetal magnetic resonance imaging has shown to have an important role in the investigation of cerebral abnormalities suspected by sonography, and in the detection of subtle brain anomalies associated with high-risk pregnancies. Magnetic resonance imaging has proved to be a useful adjunct to sonography during the prenatal period of development, especially for the detection of acquired disorders.
Girard
Nadine
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Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Timone Hospital, Marseille Cedex, France. nadine.girard@ap-hm.fr
Chaumoitre
Kathia
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Chapon
Frederique
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Pineau
Sandrine
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Barberet
Marie
M
Brunel
Herve
H
D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis