Fetal MR imaging evidence of prolonged apparent diffusion coefficient decrease in fetal death

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2011 Aug;32(7):E126-8. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A2202. Epub 2010 Jul 29.

Abstract

We report 2 fetal MR imaging cases at 22 wkGA with cerebral bright DWI and low ADC, 8 and 19 days after documented fetal death. These observations illustrate that decreased diffusion can be present weeks after injury onset, and its presence cannot be used to time injury onset within 1 week, which could significantly impact determination of the proximate cause of fetal brain injury in future cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain / pathology*
  • Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Female
  • Fetal Death / pathology*
  • Fetofetal Transfusion / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Diagnosis*
  • Twins