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Fetal MR Imaging of the Chest

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Pediatric Chest Imaging

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Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is nowadays widely used in more complex cases of fetal malformation as an important complement to prenatal ultrasound. Due to the higher contrast resolution than ultrasound, the fetal MR imaging allows better differentiation of normal from abnormal tissue, providing detailed imaging information of the fetal structures, particularly the lungs. Congenital chest malformations may affect the foregut, pulmonary airway, and vasculature. Hybrid conditions are commonly seen with interrelated chest malformations having various radiologic and pathologic features. To date, fetal MR imaging has shown to have an important role in the evaluation of lung abnormalities sonographically suspected, leading to a more specific diagnosis and helping to access the development of the remaining lung parenchyma.

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  1. Clínica de Diagnóstico por Imagem-CDPI, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Pedro Daltro, Heron Werner & Taísa Davaus Gasparetto

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Daltro, P., Werner, H., Gasparetto, T.D. (2013). Fetal MR Imaging of the Chest. In: Garcia-Peña, P., Guillerman, R. (eds) Pediatric Chest Imaging. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2013_841

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