[Fetal magnetic resonance imaging of thoracic and abdominal malformations].
OBJECTIVE
Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of fetal thoracic and abdominal malformations.


METHODS
Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).


METHODS
In cases of suspected pathologies based on fetal ultrasound MRI can be used for more detailed examinations and can be of assistance in the differential diagnostic process.


METHODS
Improved imaging of anatomical structures and of the composition of different tissues by the use of different MRI sequences.


RESULTS
Fetal MRI has become a part of clinical routine in thoracic and abdominal malformations and is the basis for scientific research in this field.


CONCLUSIONS
In cases of thoracic or abdominal malformations fetal MRI provides important information additional to ultrasound to improve diagnostic accuracy, prognostic evaluation and surgical planning.
Abteilung für Neuroradiologie und Muskuloskelettale Radiologie, Universitätsklinik für Radiodiagnostik, Medizinische Universität Wien, Österreich. ramona.woitek@meduniwien.ac.at
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Prayer
D000005:Abdomen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D013909:Thorax / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology*