[Advanced MRI techniques of the fetal brain].
OBJECTIVE
Evaluation of the normal and pathological fetal brain.


METHODS
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).


METHODS
Advanced MRI of the fetal brain.


METHODS
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is used in clinical practice, all other methods are used at a research level.


RESULTS
Serving as standard methods in the future.


CONCLUSIONS
Combined structural and functional data for all gestational ages will allow more specific insight into the developmental processes of the fetal brain. This gain of information will help provide a common understanding of complex spatial and temporal procedures of early morphological features and their impact on cognitive and sensory abilities.
Abteilung für Neuroradiologie und Muskuloskelettale Radiologie, Universitätsklinik für Radiodiagnostik, Medizinische Universität Wien, Österreich. veronika.schoepf@meduniwien.ac.at
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Schöpf
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Dittrich
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Berger-Kulemann
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Kasprian
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Kollndorfer
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Prayer
D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000196:embryology*; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D056324:Diffusion Tensor Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*