Saleem Sahar N
Department of Radiology, Kasr Al Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
J Child Neurol. 2013 Jul;28(7):890-908. doi: 10.1177/0883073813486296. Epub 2013 May 3.
Knowledge of the anatomy of the developing fetal brain is essential to detect abnormalities and understand their pathogenesis. Capability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to visualize the brain in utero and to differentiate between its various tissues makes fetal MRI a potential diagnostic and research tool for the developing brain. This article provides an approach to understand the normal and abnormal brain development through schematic interpretation of fetal brain MR images. MRI is a potential screening tool in the second trimester of pregnancies in fetuses at risk for brain anomalies and helps in describing new brain syndromes with in utero presentation. Accurate interpretation of fetal MRI can provide valuable information that helps genetic counseling, facilitates management decisions, and guides therapy. Fetal MRI can help in better understanding the pathogenesis of fetal brain malformations and can support research that could lead to disease-specific interventions.
了解发育中胎儿大脑的解剖结构对于检测异常情况并理解其发病机制至关重要。磁共振成像（MRI）能够在子宫内可视化大脑并区分其各种组织，这使得胎儿MRI成为研究发育中大脑的一种潜在诊断和研究工具。本文通过对胎儿脑磁共振图像的示意图解读，提供一种了解正常和异常脑发育的方法。MRI是妊娠中期对有脑异常风险胎儿进行潜在筛查的工具，有助于描述具有子宫内表现的新的脑综合征。准确解读胎儿MRI可以提供有价值的信息，有助于遗传咨询、促进管理决策并指导治疗。胎儿MRI有助于更好地理解胎儿脑畸形的发病机制，并能支持可能导致针对特定疾病进行干预的研究。
