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01.01.2012 | Advances in Fetal and Neonatal Imaging

Fetal bowel anomalies – US and MR assessment

verfasst von: Erika Rubesova

Erschienen in: Pediatric Radiology | Sonderheft 1/2012

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Abstract

The technical quality of prenatal US and fetal MRI has significantly improved during the last decade and allows an accurate diagnosis of bowel pathology prenatally. Accurate diagnosis of bowel pathology in utero is important for parental counseling and postnatal management. It is essential to recognize the US presentation of bowel pathology in the fetus in order to refer the patient for further evaluation or follow-up. Fetal MRI has been shown to offer some advantages over US for specific bowel abnormalities. In this paper, we review the normal appearance of the fetal bowel on US and MRI as well as the typical presentations of bowel pathologies. We discuss more specifically the importance of recognizing on fetal MRI the abnormalities of size and T1-weighted signal of the meconium-filled distal bowel.

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Titel: Fetal bowel anomalies – US and MR assessment
verfasst von: Erika Rubesova
Publikationsdatum: 01.01.2012
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: Pediatric Radiology / Ausgabe Sonderheft 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-011-2174-4

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