This is the most comprehensive book to be written on the subject of fetal MRI. It provides a practical hands-on approach to the use of state-of-the-art MRI techniques and the optimization of sequences. Fetal pathological conditions and methods of prenatal MRI diagnosis are discussed by organ system, and the available literature is reviewed. Interpretation of findings and potential artifacts are thoroughly considered with the aid of numerous high-quality illustrations. In addition, the implications of fetal MRI are explored from the medico-legal and ethical points of view. This book will serve as a detailed resource for radiologists, obstetricians, neonatologists, geneticists, and any practitioner wanting to gain an in-depth understanding of fetal MRI technology and applications. In addition, it will provide a reference source for technologists, researchers, students, and those who are implementing a fetal MRI service in their own facility.

History of Fetal MRI

Indications for Fetal MRI
Ethics of Fetal MRI
How to Shorten MR Sequences
Fetal MRI at Higher Field Strength
Fetal MRI Safety
The Psychic State of the Pregnant Woman and Prenatal Diagnostic
Methods of Fetal MRI
Histology of Normal Fetal Brain Development
Normal Brain Development at High Field in Vitro
Normal Fetal In-Vivo Brain Development on MRI
Metabolic Brain Development
Phylogeny and Ontogeny of Early Fetal Behavior
Fetal Neurology
Ultrasound and MRI of the Fetal Brain, Pros and Cons
MRI of Normal Fetal Lung.-MRI of the Fetal Skeleton
MRI of the Fetal Heart
MRI of the Fetal Endocrine Glands.-Fetal MRI of Facial Clefts
Cerebral Malformations
Cerebral Acquired Disease
Diagnosis of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Anesthesia in Fetal Surgery
Treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
MRI of the Pathological Fetal Thorax
MRI of the Fetal Abdomen
Normal and Pathological Placental Development: MRI and Pathology
Problems of Multiplet Pregnancies Ultrasound and MRI
Treatment of Fetofetal Transfusion Syndrome
Pathological Correlation of Prenatal Findings
Postmortem Fetal MRI
Genetics of Fetal Disease
Maternal Diseases with Possible Impact on Pegnancy.