Magnetic resonance imaging of anomalous fetuses.

摘要: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been used sparingly in obstetrics. The reasons for this relate mainly to cost, availability, difficulty obtaining clear images because of fetal movement, and the convenience utility ultrasound. However, MRI use is expanding potential play an important role selected problem pregnancies. We studied pregnancies five women whose fetuses showed anomalies by These included cases a large body wall defect, diaphragmatic hernia, hydrocephalus, Meckel-Gruber syndrome, iniencephaly with hernia (the sequence). Three these examinations followed neuromuscular blockade, two were associated oligohydramnios without paralysis. Paralysis provided superior images. central nervous system, subcutaneous tissue, liver imaged particularly well. This study illustrates that can enhance even clarify certain information