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Fetal imaging of central nervous system abnormalities
Anna M Golja1, Judy A Estroff, Richard L Robertson
1Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Boston, MA 02115, USA. anna.golja@childrens.harvard.edu
Neuroimaging Clinics of North America
|June 9, 2004
Abstract:
Fetal MR imaging is complementary to obstetric ultrasonography. The additional information provided by in utero MR imaging may alter prenatal, perinatal, or immediate postnatal management. For example, the MR imaging findings may affect the decision to continue the pregnancy, change the mode, timing, or location of delivery, or modify decisions regarding the necessity of immediate postnatal surgery. Finally, the information contributed by MR may permit a better assessment of the risk of recurrent defects in subsequent pregnancies.