Prenatal Imaging of Supratentorial Fetal Brain Malformation

Sheng-Che Hung; Hisham Dahmoush; Han-Jui Lee; Hung-Chieh Chen; Carolina V Guimaraes

doi:10.1016/j.mric.2024.03.002

Prenatal Imaging of Supratentorial Fetal Brain Malformation

Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2024 Aug;32(3):395-412. doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2024.03.002. Epub 2024 Apr 23.

Authors

Sheng-Che Hung¹, Hisham Dahmoush², Han-Jui Lee³, Hung-Chieh Chen⁴, Carolina V Guimaraes⁵

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Biomedical Research Imaging Center, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
² Division of Pediatric Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
³ Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan; National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan.
⁴ National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan; Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan.
⁵ Division of Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 38944430
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2024.03.002

Abstract

This review article provides a comprehensive overview of fetal MR imaging in supratentorial cerebral malformations. It emphasizes the importance of fetal MR imaging as an adjunct diagnostic tool used alongside ultrasound, improving the detection and characterization of prenatal brain abnormalities. This article reviews a spectrum of cerebral malformations, their MR imaging features, and the clinical implications of these findings. Additionally, it outlines the growing importance of fetal MR imaging in the context of perinatal care.

Keywords: Brain malformation; Cerebral malformation; Fetal MR imaging; Malformation of cortical development; Prenatal MR imaging.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Brain* / abnormalities
Brain* / diagnostic imaging
Brain* / embryology
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging* / methods
Pregnancy
Prenatal Diagnosis* / methods