Fetal MRI for characterising a variety of posterior fossa anomalies suspected on 3rd trimester ultrasound examination – a short series of four cases

Fetal MRI is increasingly being used to more accurately assess abnormalities detected on screening ultrasound. This procedure is more pertinent when the initial ultrasound is done late in the third trimester and when the abnormality involves the posterior fossa of the brain. Four cases with a variet...

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Main Authors: Amaresh Indravadan Ranchod, Savvas Andronikou, Mala Modi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2012-02-01
Series:South African Journal of Radiology
Subjects:
MRI
Online Access:https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/231
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spelling doaj-714cf74be6b44075aa39f83fff8f8a732020-11-24T20:51:31ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Radiology1027-202X2078-67782012-02-01161272910.4102/sajr.v16i1.231231Fetal MRI for characterising a variety of posterior fossa anomalies suspected on 3rd trimester ultrasound examination – a short series of four casesAmaresh Indravadan Ranchod0Savvas Andronikou1Mala Modi2WITS University, Chris Hani Baragwanath HospitalWITS UniversityWITS UniversityFetal MRI is increasingly being used to more accurately assess abnormalities detected on screening ultrasound. This procedure is more pertinent when the initial ultrasound is done late in the third trimester and when the abnormality involves the posterior fossa of the brain. Four cases with a variety of unusual posterior fossa anomalies are presented.https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/231MRIUltrasoundFoetal abnormalityPosterior fossaDandy WalkerEncephaloceleJoubert Syndrome
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author Amaresh Indravadan Ranchod
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Mala Modi
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Savvas Andronikou
Mala Modi
Fetal MRI for characterising a variety of posterior fossa anomalies suspected on 3rd trimester ultrasound examination – a short series of four cases
South African Journal of Radiology
MRI
Ultrasound
Foetal abnormality
Posterior fossa
Dandy Walker
Encephalocele
Joubert Syndrome
author_facet Amaresh Indravadan Ranchod
Savvas Andronikou
Mala Modi
author_sort Amaresh Indravadan Ranchod
title Fetal MRI for characterising a variety of posterior fossa anomalies suspected on 3rd trimester ultrasound examination – a short series of four cases
title_short Fetal MRI for characterising a variety of posterior fossa anomalies suspected on 3rd trimester ultrasound examination – a short series of four cases
title_full Fetal MRI for characterising a variety of posterior fossa anomalies suspected on 3rd trimester ultrasound examination – a short series of four cases
title_fullStr Fetal MRI for characterising a variety of posterior fossa anomalies suspected on 3rd trimester ultrasound examination – a short series of four cases
title_full_unstemmed Fetal MRI for characterising a variety of posterior fossa anomalies suspected on 3rd trimester ultrasound examination – a short series of four cases
title_sort fetal mri for characterising a variety of posterior fossa anomalies suspected on 3rd trimester ultrasound examination – a short series of four cases
publisher AOSIS
series South African Journal of Radiology
issn 1027-202X
2078-6778
publishDate 2012-02-01
description Fetal MRI is increasingly being used to more accurately assess abnormalities detected on screening ultrasound. This procedure is more pertinent when the initial ultrasound is done late in the third trimester and when the abnormality involves the posterior fossa of the brain. Four cases with a variety of unusual posterior fossa anomalies are presented.
topic MRI
Ultrasound
Foetal abnormality
Posterior fossa
Dandy Walker
Encephalocele
Joubert Syndrome
url https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/231
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