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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in obstetrics. II. Fetal anatomy
Article first published online: 19 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1988.tb06478.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 95, Issue 1, pages 38–46, January 1988
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POWELL, M. C., WORTHINGTON, B. S., BUCKLEY, J. M. and SYMONDS, E. M. (1988), Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in obstetrics. II. Fetal anatomy. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 95: 38–46. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1988.tb06478.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 19 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 19 AUG 2005
- Received 26 September 1986, Accepted 1 January 1987
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Summary. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed in 36 patients at between 10 and 38 weeks gestation to determine the fetal anatomy that could be identified at different gestations. Fetal motion significantly degraded the image quality in the first and second trimesters, but in the final trimester fetal anatomy was clearly demonstrated. T2 weighted sequences showed the fetal brain and lungs to have a high signal intensity. Shorter TR leading to a T1 weighting gave better resolution of the overall anatomy. MRI has revealed the potential for assessment of lung maturity and the growth-retarded fetus.