High resolution post-mortem MRI of non-fixed in situ foetal brain in the second trimester of gestation: Normal foetal brain development.

Elisa ScolaGiorgio ConteGiovanni PalumboSabrina AvignoneClaudia Maria CinnanteSimona BoitoNicola PersicoTommaso RizzutiFabio Triulzi

Published in: European radiology (2017)

• Post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging (PMMRI) of non-fixed head is feasible. • PMMRI of unfixed in situ foetal brains preserves the natural tissue contrast. • PMMRI provide a good depiction of the normal foetal brain development. • PMMRI of unfixed in situ foetal brains preserves the skull integrity. • PMMRI pattern of foetal brain development at early gestational age is described.

Keyphrases

gestational age
birth weight
preterm birth
magnetic resonance imaging
resting state
white matter
high resolution
functional connectivity
contrast enhanced
cerebral ischemia
magnetic resonance
computed tomography
mass spectrometry
multiple sclerosis
optical coherence tomography
brain injury