title: Extrafetal findings at fetal MR: evaluation of the normal placenta and correlation with ultrasound.
abstract: Despite the increasing use of magnetic resonance (MR) for fetal imaging, few studies have addressed the MR appearance of the normal placenta. The goal of this paper is to describe the MR features and thickness of the normal placenta during the second and early third trimester of gestation, based on a retrospective study comparing MR with the reference standard of obstetric imaging, ultrasound.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA. victoria@email.chop.edu
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Victoria
authors.forename: Ann M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Sandra S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: Beverly
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bebbington
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Epelman
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010920:Placenta / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods; D012016:Reference Values; D012189:Retrospective Studies