This is the most comprehensive book to be written on the subject of fetal MRI. It provides a practical hands-on approach to the use of state-of-the-art MRI techniques and the optimization of sequences. Fetal pathological conditions and methods of prenatal MRI diagnosis are discussed by organ system, and the available literature is reviewed. Interpretation of findings and potential artifacts are thoroughly considered with the aid of numerous high-quality illustrations. In addition, the implications of fetal MRI are explored from the medico-legal and ethical points of view. This book will serve as a detailed resource for radiologists, obstetricians, neonatologists, geneticists, and any practitioner wanting to gain an in-depth understanding of fetal MRI technology and applications. In addition, it will provide a reference source for technologists, researchers, students, and those who are implementing a fetal MRI service in their own facility.
Author(s): Daniela Prayer, Peter C. Brugger, Ulrika Asenbaum (auth.), Daniela Prayer (eds.)
Series: Medical Radiology - Diagnostic Imaging
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 528
Tags: Imaging / Radiology; Diagnostic Radiology; Obstetrics/Perinatology; Pediatric Surgery; Pediatrics; Neurosurgery
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Indications for Fetal MRI....Pages 1-17
How to Shorten MRI Sequences....Pages 19-32
Fetal MRI at Higher Field Strength....Pages 33-47
Safety of Fetal MRI Scanning....Pages 49-54
The Psychic State of the Pregnant Woman and Prenatal Diagnostic Procedures....Pages 55-64
Methods of Fetal MRI....Pages 65-80
Prenatal Development of the Human Fetal Telencephalon....Pages 81-146
Fetal MRI of Normal Brain Development....Pages 147-175
Fetal Movements. Though They May Be Spontaneous, Yet There is Method in Them....Pages 177-189
The Fetal Neurology Clinic – A Multidisciplinary Approach....Pages 191-197
Fetal Neuroimaging: Ultrasound or MRI?....Pages 199-214
MRI of the Normal Fetal Lung....Pages 215-234
The Skeleton and Musculature....Pages 235-246
MRI of the Fetal Heart....Pages 247-258
MRI of the Fetal Endocrine Glands....Pages 259-277
The Prenatal Diagnosis of Facial Clefts with Fetal MRI....Pages 279-286
Cerebral Malformations....Pages 287-308
Acquired Brain Pathology....Pages 309-327
Diagnosis of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia....Pages 329-341
Treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia....Pages 343-360
MRI of the Pathological Fetal Thorax....Pages 361-376
MRI of the Fetal Abdomen....Pages 377-401
Normal and Pathological Placental Development: MRI and Pathology....Pages 403-442
Problems of Multiple Pregnancies Ultrasound and MRI....Pages 443-452
Fetal/Perinatal Autopsy and MRI: Synthesis or Alternative?....Pages 453-469
Postmortem Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Fetus....Pages 471-487
Genetics of Fetal Disease....Pages 489-505
Maternal Diseases with Possible Impact on Pregnancy....Pages 507-518
Back Matter....Pages 519-528
