Magnetic resonance imaging of fetal pelvic cysts.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_6BD28F8E8BA2
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Magnetic resonance imaging of fetal pelvic cysts.
Journal
Abdominal radiology
Author(s)
Archontaki S., Vial Y., Hanquinet S., Meuli R., Alamo L.
ISSN
2366-0058 (Electronic)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
12/2016
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
41
Number
12
Pages
2445-2454
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The detection of fetal anomalies has improved in the last years as a result of the generalization of ultrasound pregnancy screening exams. The presence of a cystic imaging in the fetal pelvis is a relatively common finding, which can correspond to a real congenital cystic lesion or result from the anomalous liquid accumulation in a whole pelvic organ, mainly the urinary bladder, the uterus, or the vagina. In selected cases with poor prognosis and/or inconclusive echographic findings, magnetic resonance may bring additional information in terms of the characterization, anatomical location, and real extension of the pathology. This pictorial essay describes the normal pelvic fetal anatomy, as well as the most common pelvic cysts. It also describes the causes of an anomalous distension of the whole pelvic organs detected in utero, with emphasis on prenatal magnetic resonance imaging exams. Moreover, it proposes practical teaching points to reduce the differential diagnosis of these lesions based on the sex of the fetus, the division of the pelvis in anatomical spaces, and the imaging findings of the pathology. Finally, it discusses the real utility of complementary MRI.

Keywords
Cysts/diagnostic imaging, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods, Pregnancy, Prenatal Diagnosis/methods, Urogenital Abnormalities/diagnostic imaging, Congenital cysts, Fetal MRI, Pelvic pathology, Prenatal diagnosis
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Web of science
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