ABSTRACT
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become an important complementary imaging modality for evaluation of fetal and placental abnormalities over the past decade. MRI can function as a problem solver and help in patient counseling by confirming a suspected diagnosis, offering alternative diagnoses, and identifying additional abnormalities. This article addresses the use of MRI in the evaluation of the fetus and the placenta.
KEYWORDS
fetus - magnetic resonance - placenta
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Aytekin OtoM.D.
Department of Radiology, University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 2026, Chicago, IL
Email: aoto@radiology.bsd.uchicago.edu
