Fetus and uteroplacental unit: fast MR imaging with three-dimensional reconstruction and volumetry--feasibility study

Radiology. 2001 May;219(2):567-73. doi: 10.1148/radiology.219.2.r01ma24567.

Abstract

In 22 fetuses, three-dimensional reconstruction was performed on the basis of T2-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) data sets by using a surface-rendering technique. Fetuses and uteroplacental units were segmented manually; volumes were calculated automatically. Three-dimensional reconstruction and volumetry of the fetus and uteroplacental unit are feasible with MR data sets. MR estimates correlated closely with ultrasonographic fetal biometric estimates and birth weight.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Birth Weight
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Female
  • Fetal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Fetal Weight
  • Fetus / anatomy & histology*
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Male
  • Placenta / anatomy & histology*
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Diagnosis
  • Uterus / anatomy & histology*