Prenatal MRI: Is it still useful in the clinical management of fetal central nervous system malformations diagnosed by ultrasound?

Purpose: To evaluate the role of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of central nervous system abnormalities and to report its additional and differential value being used as a second line diagnostic procedure. Material and methods: This was a retrospective study based on 54 women in singleton pregnancies with recognized or suspected fetal central nervous system anomalies based on ultrasoud evaluation. All patients underwent a following magnetic resonance imaging in order to confirm or exclude ultrasound diagnosis or to incorporate additional findings. Results: Fetal ultrasound was performered at mean ge…