[Brain MRI: ante and postnatal correlations]

J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 2005 Feb;34(1 Suppl):S7-13. doi: 10.1016/s0368-2315(05)82680-8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Fetal brain MRI provides complementary information to ultrasonography exploration, the gold standard for antenatal evaluation. Certain specific correlations between the antenatal and postnatal findings merit discussion: cysts after increase in volume during the perinatal period; certain anomalies are at the limit of resolution (tuber of tuberous sclerosis, heterotopy); anatomic visibility of certain structures does not exclude function deficiency (optical chiasma in septo-optic dysplasia; ventricular dilatation is a frequent sign but can occur in very different entities.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Brain / abnormalities*
  • Brain / embryology
  • Female
  • Fetus / abnormalities*
  • Fetus / anatomy & histology
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Diagnosis*