title: Use of ultrasound and MRI for evaluation of lung volumes in fetuses with isolated left congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
abstract: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is an anomaly that results in lung hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension. The lungs of the CDH fetus have an abnormal architecture, with fewer bronchial branches and decreased number of arteries and veins, factors which result in pulmonary compromise postnatally. The goal of this review is to evaluate prenatal prognostic factors in the fetus with isolated left CDH, with particular emphasis on fetal MRI. These imaging indicators may be used to provide health professionals and the parents with the most accurate information about fetal prognosis.
authors: Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, USA. victoria@email.chop.edu
authors: Teresa
authors: T
authors: Victoria
authors: Enrico
authors: E
authors: Danzer
authors: N Scott
authors: NS
authors: Adzick
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009929:Organ Size; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal