Post-mortem fetal MRI: What do we learn from it?

Post-mortem magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is of increasing interest not only as an alternative to autopsy but as a research tool to aid the interpretation and diagnosis of in utero MR images. The information from the post-mortem MR has allowed the development of imaging sequences applicable to in...

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Published inEuropean journal of radiology Vol. 57; no. 2; pp. 250 - 255
Main Authors Whitby, E.H., Paley, M.N.J., Cohen, M., Griffiths, P.D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.02.2006
Subjects
Autopsy
Central Nervous System - abnormalities
Central Nervous System - pathology
Fetal Death
Fetus
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic resonance
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Neonates
Post-mortem
Neonates
Post-mortem
Fetus
Magnetic resonance
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Summary:Post-mortem magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is of increasing interest not only as an alternative to autopsy but as a research tool to aid the interpretation and diagnosis of in utero MR images. The information from the post-mortem MR has allowed the development of imaging sequences applicable to in utero imaging and neonatal imaging. It has established brain development during gestation and has provided data on this to which in utero MR can be compared. The detail available from the post-mortem images is such that brain development can be studie in a non-invasive manner, a permanent record on the normal and abnormal areas is available and a greater understanding of developmental abnormalities is possible.
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ISSN:0720-048X
1872-7727
DOI:10.1016/j.ejrad.2005.11.024