title: MRI of the Fetal Brain.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the possibilities for fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the evaluation of the fetal brain. For brain pathologies, fetal MRI is usually performed when an abnormality is detected by previous prenatal ultrasound, and is, therefore, an important adjunct to ultrasound. The most commonly suspected brain pathologies referred to fetal MRI for further evaluation are ventriculomegaly, missing corpus callosum, and abnormalities of the posterior fossa. We will briefly discuss the most common indications for fetal brain MRI, as well as recent advances.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Neuro- and Musculoskeletal Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.|University Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Weisstanner
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Neuro- and Musculoskeletal Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kasprian
authors.affiliation: Center of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Integrative Morphology Group, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Gruber
authors.affiliation: Center of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Integrative Morphology Group, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Brugger
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Neuro- and Musculoskeletal Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria. daniela.prayer@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prayer
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000379:methods*; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*
keywords: 3T; Fetal MRI; Fetal brain; Postmortem MRI