title: Fetal MRI: head and neck.
abstract: Abnormalities of the fetal head and neck may be seen in isolation or in association with central nervous system abnormalities, chromosomal abnormalities, and syndromes. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays an important role in detecting associated abnormalities of the brain as well as in evaluating for airway obstruction that may impact prenatal management and delivery planning. This article provides an overview of the common indications for MRI of the fetal head and neck, including abnormalities of the fetal skull and face, masses of the face and neck, and fetal goiter.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 324 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. mirsky@gmail.com
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Mirsky
authors.forename: Karuna V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Shekdar
authors.forename: Larissa T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Bilaniuk
mesh_terms: D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006042:Goiter / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006257:Head / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D044148:Lymphatic Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009333:Neck / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D009057:Stomatognathic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology