Determination of Anatomical Levels in Spina Bifida Fetuses with Ultrasound and MRI.

Ladina VonzunMaike Katja KahrDavid WilleRaimund KottkeUeli MoehrlenMartin MeuliNicole Ochsenbein-KölbleFranziska KraehenmannRoland ZimmermannLuca Mazzone

Published in: Ultraschall in der Medizin (Stuttgart, Germany : 1980) (2020)

Reliable exact prenatal level determination by US and MRI is not possible. However, the prenatal determination of the anatomical level of the lesion is good within one level margin of error. Prenatal US as well as MRI demonstrate a systematic error towards higher levels. The above considerations must be integrated into prenatal counselling.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
solid phase extraction
diffusion weighted imaging
molecularly imprinted
computed tomography
mass spectrometry