Supplemental value of MRI in fetal abdominal disease detected on prenatal sonography: preliminary experience

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2005 Mar;184(3):993-8. doi: 10.2214/ajr.184.3.01840993.

Abstract

Objective: Our aim was to determine the supplemental value of MRI in fetal abdominal disease detected on prenatal sonography.

Conclusion: Our preliminary results suggest the primary supplemental value of MRI relative to sonography in fetal abdominal disease lies in improved tissue characterization rather than in improved anatomic characterization.

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen / diagnostic imaging
  • Abdomen / embryology*
  • Abdomen / pathology
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fetal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Middle Aged
  • Pregnancy
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal*