title: Early Prenatal MRI of Cervical "Abortive" Myelocystocele: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Cervical abortive myelocistocele is a very rare congenital malformation. In this case report, we describe the prenatal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of such entity in a 20-week gestational age fetus, whose imaging features showed to be different from the only other previous prenatal report. We underscored the value of fetal MR for counseling and prognosis, especially when assessing the integrity of the spinal cord.
authors.affiliation: Neuroradiology Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Talenti
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Ospedale San Gerardo, Monza, Universita' Milano-Bicocca, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giussani
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Radiology and Neuroradiology Department, Buzzi Children's Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parazzini
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Radiology and Neuroradiology Department, Buzzi Children's Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Giana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Izzo
authors.affiliation: Neuroradiology Unit, Ospedale San Gerardo, Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Canonico
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Ospedale San Gerardo, Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vergani
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Radiology and Neuroradiology Department, Buzzi Children's Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Righini
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology*; D055815:Young Adult