title: MRI: is there a role in obstetrics?
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging has a complementary role in obstetrical imaging to ultrasound (US). Although US has advantages as an initial imaging technique, there are significant numbers of patients who cannot be adequately evaluated for a variety of reasons including calvarial calcification, oligoanhydramnios, or simply obesity. MR can provide additional information that cannot be obtained by US and is invaluable in central nervous system anomaly evaluation, airway management, and planning for postnatal intervention. Newer techniques established in the postnatal population such as spectroscopy, diffusion-weighted imaging, and functional imaging have future applications in the fetus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA. john_hibbeln@rush.edu
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Hibbeln
authors.forename: Stephanie M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Shors
authors.forename: Sharon E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Byrd
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis; D000886:Anthropometry; D001344:Autopsy; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000175:diagnosis; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D000075202:Contraindications; D003376:Counseling; D015615:Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis; D006321:Heart / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008168:Lung / Q000196:embryology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D061214:Patient Safety; D010920:Placenta / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D014428:Twins, Conjoined / Q000473:pathology; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal