Main description:

This book presents the anatomy and MRI features of the normal fetus and describes the anomalies of each system in a systematic way. The normal fetal brain at different gestational ages is also extensively illustrated. It features a treasure of MR images illustrating several clinical conditions. Sonographic images, line diagrams and post-natal images are supplemented for easy learning. It also addresses the differential diagnoses and prognostic indicators of the various fetal anomalies.

This book will help the consultants and postgraduates of radiology, obstetrics, fetal medicine and pediatrics in understanding various fetal anomalies and in patient counseling.

Contents:

Introduction - general considerations, MRI indications, safety, embryology.- MRI technique.- Embryology, normal fetal central nervous system.- Midline brain anomalies I - Anomalies of septum pellucidum and corpus callosum.- Midline brain anomalies II - Holoprosencephaly.- Neural tube defects.- Ventriculomegaly.- Posterior fossa anomalies.- Abnormalities of proliferation, neuronal migration and cortical organization.- Miscellaneous brain abnormalities- Haemorrhage, cyst, vascular malformation, ischemia, infections.- Face and neck anomalies - Orbits, nose, lips, mouth, jaw, profile.- Fetal thoracic abnormalities.- Fetal gastrointestinal system and abdominal wall.- Fetal genito urinary system.- Fetal miscellaneous conditions - Cardiac, musculoskeletal anomalies, intra-uterine growth retardation.