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Assessment of cortical maturation with prenatal MRI

Part II: abnormalities of cortical maturation

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The fetal cortical maturation is a long process with predefined steps. Abnormalities can occur at different stages of cortical maturation, resulting in various malformations. They can result from disturbance in cell proliferation, cell differentiation, cell migration and in organization of the cortex. Analysis of the different abnormalities of cortical maturation is given with illustrations of the principal malformations encountered in utero and accessible to MRI.

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  1. Centre de résonance magnétique biologique et médicale, Faculté Timone, Marseille, France

    Céline Fogliarini

  2. Department of Radiology, Hôpital Nord, Marseille, France

    Katia Chaumoitre

  3. Department of Neuroradiology, Hôpital Timone, , Marseille Cedex 5, 13385, France

    Frédérique Chapon, Olivier Lévrier & Nadine Girard

  4. Department of Pathology, Hôpital Timone, 264 Rue Saint Pierre, Marseille Cedex 5, 13385, France

    Carla Fernandez & Dominique Figarella-Branger

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Fogliarini, C., Chaumoitre, K., Chapon, F. et al. Assessment of cortical maturation with prenatal MRI. Eur Radiol 15, 1781–1789 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-005-2779-9

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