Imaging of the Fetal Brain: Prenatal Versus Post Mortem
摘要
Performance of prenatal MR for suspected fetal anomalies is now a mainstream part of contemporary tertiary maternal fetal medical practice. Pregnancies associated with suspected anomalies may be terminated, complicated by fetal death in utero or neonatal death. Cerebral malformations are estimated to affect in 2–3 per 1000 pregnancies [1–3] [Boyd, Boyle, Groen] and are among the commonest reasons for terminations of pregnancy [4, 5] [Valnin, Aslan], with some abnormalities having a genetic substrate [6–11] [Xiang, Encha, Best, Normand, Clark, Glinianaia].