RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Dhaifalah, Ishraq
A1 Godava, Marek
A1 Havalova, Jana
A1 Hanzlikova, Pavla
A1 Michalkova, Kamila
A1 Bakaj Zbrozkova, Lenka
A1 Civrny, Jakub
A1 Cuckle, Howard
T1 Fetal magnetic resonance imaging in the confirmation of congenital anomalies found on routine mid-trimester ultrasound
JF Biomedical papers
YR 2024
VO 168
IS 4
SP 326
OP 331
DO 10.5507/bp.2024.008
UL https://biomed.papers.upol.cz/artkey/bio-202404-0008.php
AB Objective. To determine the added value of fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) when clarifying a suspected anomaly detected by mid-trimester scan.Methods. Women attending two centers of fetal medicine between January 2017 and December 2021 were identified. The centers carried out routine mid-trimester ultrasound scans to detect fetal anomalies. Those with a suspected anomaly which required further clarification were referred for fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The medical records of all referred women were examined to determine the anomalies found at scan, MRI and termination of pregnancy or delivery. A total of 9571 women had a routine mid-trimester scan and an anomaly was either diagnosed or suspected in 449 (4.7%); an MRI examination was made in 76 cases (0.79%). Results. MRI confirmed the presence of an abnormality in 61 referrals (80%) and failed to yield a result in one case. Outcome information was available for 69 cases: the MRI confirmation rate was 89% (48/54) in those with abnormal outcome and 40% (6/15) if the outcome was normal, P