1. In utero magnetic resonance imaging for brain and spinal abnormalities in fetuses.
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Griffiths, Paul D., Paley, Martyn N., Widjaja, Elysa, Taylor, Chris, and Whitby, Elspeth H.
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FETAL MRI , *FETAL brain abnormalities , *FETAL ultrasonic imaging , *INTERVENTIONAL magnetic resonance imaging , *FETAL pathophysiology - Abstract
Discusses the pros and cons of in utero magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with a focus on its use in diagnosing brain and spinal abnormalities in fetuses. The practical and ethical issues raised in a fictional case where the fetuses have developmental brain problems detected by ultrasonography; The challenges of using MRI to evaluate the fetus in utero; Uncertainty about the safety of exposing fetuses to MRI; Background on an in utero magnetic resonance imaging program that was started in 1999; Research based on in utero magnetic resonance imaging, such as the fetus' central nervous system.
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- 2005
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