title: MRI findings in fetuses with an abdominal wall defect: gastroschisis, omphalocele, and cloacal exstrophy.
abstract: Congenital abdominal wall defects include several entities such as gastroschisis, omphalocele, and cloacal exstrophy. It is important for perinatal management and parental counseling to understand the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features essential for correctly diagnosing the clinical condition and predicting the prognosis of fetal patients. The purpose of this pictorial review is to demonstrate the MR imaging features of fetal cases with an abdominal wall defect and the pitfalls of image findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Japan. lmloltlol@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Motoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Yuta
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shibamoto
mesh_terms: D001746:Bladder Exstrophy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D020139:Gastroschisis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods