Comparison of magnetic resonance urography with ultrasound studies in detection of fetal urogenital anomalies

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-39

  Kajbafzadeh, Abdol Mohammad ^a,b   Payabvash, Seyedmehdi ^a   Sadeghi, Zhina ^a   Elmi, Azadeh ^a   Jamal, Ashraf ^b,c   Hantoshzadeh, Zohreh ^b,d   Eslami, Laleh ^b,c   Mehdizadeh, Mehrzad ^b,e  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Iranian Society of Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fetus; Magnetic resonance imaging; Ultrasonography; Urogenital anomalies

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY DYSPLASIA; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MESENTERY CYST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETER DILATATION; URETEROCELE; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION; URETHRA VALVE; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; UROGRAPHY;

FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MESENTERIC CYST; MULTICYSTIC DYSPLASTIC KIDNEY; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; URETEROCELE; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 38149016839     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Cassart M., Massez A., Metens T., Rypens F., Lambot M.A., Hall M., et al. Complementary role of MRI after sonography in assessing bilateral urinary tract anomalies in the fetus. Am J Roentgenol AJR 182 (2004) 689-695
2. Hill B.J., Joe B.N., Quayyum A., Yeh B.M., Goldstein R., and Coakley F. Supplemental value of MRI in fetal abdominal disease detected on prenatal sonography: preliminary experience. Am J Roentgenol AJR 184 (2005) 993-998
3. Poutamo J., Vanninen R., Partanen K., and Kirkinen P. Diagnosing fetal urinary tract abnormalities: benefits of MRI compared to ultrasonography. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 79 (2000) 645-648
4. Levine D., Barnes P.D., Robertson R.R., Wong G., and Mehta T. Fast MR imaging of fetal central nervous system abnormalities. Radiology 229 (2003) 51-61
5. Nadine G. Fetal MR imaging. Eur Radiol 12 (2002) 1869-1871
6. Fradin J.M., Regan F., Rodriquez R., and Moore R. Hydronephrosis in pregnancy: simultaneous depiction of fetal and maternal hydronephrosis by magnetic resonance urography. Urology 53 (1999) 825-827
7. Hennig J., Nauerth A., and Friedburg H. RARE imaging: a fast imaging method for clinical MR. Magn Reson Med 3 (1986) 823-833
8. Nolte-Ernsting C.C., Staatz G., Tacke J., and Gunther R.W. MR urography today. Abdom Imaging 28 (2003) 191-209
9. Teh H.S., Gan J.S., and Ng F.C. Magnetic resonance cystography: novel imaging technique for evaluation of vesicoureteral reflux. Urology 65 (2005) 793-794
10. Frates M.C., Kumar A.J., Benson C.B., Ward V.L., and Tempany C.M. Fetal anomalies: comparison of MR imaging and US for diagnosis. Radiology 232 (2004) 398-404
11. Saguintaah M., Couture A., Veyrac C., Baud C., and Quere M.P. MRI of the fetal gastrointestinal tract. Pediatr Radiol 32 (2002) 395-404
12. Prayer D., Brugger P.C., Prayer L., and Fetal M.R.I. techniques and protocols. Pediatr Radiol 34 (2004) 685-693
13. Deborah L. Magnetic resonance imaging in prenatal diagnosis. Curr Opin Pediatr 13 (2001) 572-578
14. Smith F.W., Adam A.H., and Phillips W.D. NMR imaging in pregnancy. Lancet 1 (1983) 61-62
15. Hubbard A.M., and Simon E.M. Fetal imaging. Magn Reson Imaging Clin North Am 10 (2002) 389-408
16. Caire J.T., Ramus R.M., Magee K.P., Fullington B.K., Ewalt D.H., and Twickler D.M. MRI of fetal genitourinary anomalies. Am J Roentgenol AJR 181 (2003) 1381-1385
17. Mouriquand P.D., Whitten M., and Pracros J.P. Pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of prenatal upper tract dilatation. Prenat Diagn 21 (2001) 942-951
18. Katzberg R.W., Buonocore M.H., Ivanovic M., Pellot-Barakat C., Ryan J.M., et al. Functional, dynamic, and anatomic MR urography: feasibility and preliminary findings. Acad Radiol 8 (2001) 1083-1099
19. O'Malley M., Soto J., Yucel E.K., and Hussain H. MR urography: evaluation of a three-dimensional fast spin-echo technique in patients with hydronephrosis. Am J Roentgenol AJR 168 (1997) 387-392
20. Hubbard A.M., Harty M.P., and States L.J. A new tool for prenatal diagnosis: ultrafast fetal MRI. Semin Perinatol 23 (1999) 437-447
21. Hsieh K., O'Loughlin M.T., and Ferrer F.A. Bladder exstrophy and phenotypic gender determination on fetal magnetic resonance imaging. Urology 65 (2005) 998-999
22. Sozubir S., Lorenzo A.J., Twickler D.M., Baker L.A., and Ewalt D.H. Prenatal diagnosis of a prolapsed ureterocele with magnetic resonance imaging. Urology 62 (2003) 144
23. Cannie M., Jani J., Dymarkowski S., and Deprest J. Fetal magnetic resonance imaging: luxury or necessity?. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 27 (2006) 471-476
24. Nishi T. Magnetic resonance imaging of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease in utero. J Obstet Gynaecol 31 (1995) 471-474
25. Veyrac C., Couture A., Saguintaah M., and Baud C. MRI of fetal GI tract abnormalities. Abdom Imaging 29 (2004) 411-420