title: Complementary role of magnetic resonance imaging in the study of the fetal urinary system.
abstract: Urinary system birth defects represent the abnormality most often detected in prenatal studies, accounting for 30% to 50% of all structural anomalies present at birth. The most common disorders are urinary tract dilation, developmental variants, cystic kidney diseases, kidney tumors, and bladder defects. These anomalies can present in isolation or in association with various syndromes. They are normally evaluated with sonography, and the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is considered only in inconclusive cases. In this article, we show the potential of fetal MRI as a technique to complement sonography in the study of fetal urinary system anomalies. We show the additional information that MRI can provide in each entity, especially in the evaluation of kidney function through diffusion-weighted sequences.
authors: Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Materno-Infantil, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada, Granada, España. Electronic address: margoh112@gmail.com.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Gómez Huertas
authors: Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Materno-Infantil, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada, Granada, España.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Culiañez Casas
authors: Servicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Unidad de Medicina Fetal, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada, Granada, España.
authors: F S
authors: FS
authors: Molina García
authors: Servicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Unidad de Medicina Fetal, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada, Granada, España.
authors: M P
authors: MP
authors: Carrillo Badillo
authors: Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Materno-Infantil, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada, Granada, España.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Pastor Pons
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005333:Fetus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Feto; Fetus; Kidney; Magnetic resonance imaging; Resonancia magnética; Riñón; Sistema urinario; Urinary system