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Fetal MRI imaging: a brief overview of the techniques, anatomy and anomalies

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In this article, we discuss conventional and new advanced techniques in fetal MRI, provide an overview of the normal appearance of fetal anatomy, depict a series of general fetal abnormities among different organs. Although ultrasonography (US) shows the first-line option for fetal imaging, the rapid development of ultrafast MRI sequences has facilitated the tremendous improvement in fetus imaging, which is now regarded as an excellent modality for charactering fetal structures and relevant pathology and a supplementary to US when malformations are suspected.

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Cai, X., Wei, X., Chen, X. et al. Fetal MRI imaging: a brief overview of the techniques, anatomy and anomalies. Chin J Acad Radiol 4, 205–219 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42058-021-00082-2

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