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Zukunftsweisende MRT-Techniken des fetalen Gehirns

Advanced MRI techniques of the fetal brain

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Zusammenfassung

Klinisches/methodisches Problem

Evaluierung des gesunden bzw. pathologischen fetalen Gehirns.

Radiologische Standardverfahren

Die Magnetresonanztomographie.

Methodische Innovationen

Zukunftsweisende Techniken in der MRT-Bildgebung des fetalen Gehirns.

Leistungsfähigkeit

Die Diffusionstensorbildgebung (DTI) befindet sich bereits in der klinischen Anwendung, alle anderen Methoden sind bisher noch als experimentell zu werten.

Bewertung

Auf dem Weg zur Etablierung als Standardverfahren.

Empfehlung für die Praxis

Eine kombinierte Verarbeitung funktioneller und struktureller Daten, modelliert für jede Schwangerschaftswoche, wird es zukünftig ermöglichen, anhand dieser fusionierten Informationen einen präzisen Einblick in den Entwicklungsprozess des Gehirns zu erlangen. Diese Erkenntnisse und Ergebnisse werden entscheidend zur Klärung des zeitlichen Verlaufs und des komplexen Aufbaus früher morphologischer Auffälligkeiten beitragen sowie deren Einfluss auf kognitive und sensorische Fähigkeiten aufzeigen.

Abstract

Clinical/methodical issue

Evaluation of the normal and pathological fetal brain.

Standard radiological methods

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Methodical innovations

Advanced MRI of the fetal brain.

Performance

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is used in clinical practice, all other methods are used at a research level.

Achievements

Serving as standard methods in the future.

Practical recommendations

Combined structural and functional data for all gestational ages will allow more specific insight into the developmental processes of the fetal brain. This gain of information will help provide a common understanding of complex spatial and temporal procedures of early morphological features and their impact on cognitive and sensory abilities.

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  1. Abteilung für Neuroradiologie und Muskuloskelettale Radiologie, Universitätsklinik für Radiodiagnostik, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18–20, A-1090, Wien, Österreich

    V. Schöpf, E. Dittrich, V. Berger-Kulemann, G. Kasprian, K. Kollndorfer & D. Prayer

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Schöpf, V., Dittrich, E., Berger-Kulemann, V. et al. Zukunftsweisende MRT-Techniken des fetalen Gehirns. Radiologe 53, 136–140 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00117-012-2401-5

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