The fundamentals of fetal magnetic resonance imaging: Part 2.

Abstract

Careful assessment of fetal anatomy by a combination of ultrasound and fetal magnetic resonance imaging offers the clinical teams and counselors caring for the patient information that can be critical for the management of both the mother and the fetus. In the second half of this 2-part review, we focus on space-occupying lesions in the fetal body. Because developing fetal tissues are programmed to grow rapidly, mass lesions can have a substantial effect on the formation of normal adjacent organs. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia and lung masses, fetal teratoma, and intra-abdominal masses are discussed, with an emphasis on differential etiologies and on fundamental management considerations.

• Authors: Matthew R Plunk, Teresa Chapman
• Journal: Current problems in diagnostic radiology (Curr Probl Diagn Radiol) Vol. 43 Issue 6 Pg. 347-55 ( 2014) ISSN: 1535-6302 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 24974309 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2014 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Abdominal Neoplasms (diagnosis, embryology)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Female
• Fetal Development
• Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital (diagnosis, embryology)
• Humans
• Lung (diagnostic imaging, embryology)
• Lung Neoplasms (diagnosis, embryology)
• Lung Volume Measurements
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Pregnancy
• Prenatal Diagnosis
• Prognosis
• Radiology
• Teratoma (diagnosis, embryology)
• Ultrasonography