title: Antenatal imaging: does the postnatal impact justify the effort?
abstract: This review explores what is already understood about antenatal diagnosis of a variety of conditions,including Down syndrome, what progress has been made in this field, the role that imaging plays in the diagnostic pathway and the impact on management of pregnancies and the parental decision process. An overview of future potential developments is also made.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, CHU Sainte-Justine Mother and Child University Hospital Center, 3175 Cote Ste-Catherine Road, Montreal, QC, H3T 1C5, Canada. laurent_garel@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Garel
mesh_terms: D000029:Abortion, Legal; D003376:Counseling; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003657:Decision Making; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal