Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Department of Radiology, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA.
Abdom Radiol (NY). 2020 Oct;45(10):3239-3257. doi: 10.1007/s00261-020-02499-2.
Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein is a valuable laboratory test used in pregnant women as an indicator to detect certain clinical abnormalities. These can be grouped into four main categories: fetal factors, pregnancy complications, placental abnormalities, and maternal factors. Imaging is an invaluable tool to investigate the various etiologies leading to altered maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein. By reading this article, the radiologist, sonologist, or other health care practitioner should be able to define the probable pathology leading to the laboratory detected abnormal maternal serum levels, thus helping the clinician to appropriately manage the pregnancy and counsel the patient.
母体血清甲胎蛋白是一种在孕妇中使用的有价值的实验室检测，作为检测某些临床异常的指标。这些异常可以分为四大类：胎儿因素、妊娠并发症、胎盘异常和母体因素。影像学是一种非常有价值的工具，可以用于研究导致母体血清甲胎蛋白改变的各种病因。通过阅读本文，放射科医生、超声科医生或其他医疗保健从业者应该能够确定导致实验室检测到的异常母体血清水平的可能病理学，从而帮助临床医生适当管理妊娠并为患者提供咨询。
