ReviewInsights into imaging2018
Postmortem fetal magnetic resonance imaging: where do we stand?
Review in Insights into imaging, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03877900 (A Feasibility Study of Virtopsy With Tissue Sampling in Besancon University Hospital), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.
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A Feasibility Study of Virtopsy With Tissue Sampling in Besancon University Hospital
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Implementation of pediatric and fetal postmortem imaging into clinical practice: a multi-society statement from the ESPR, SPR, SLARP, AOSPR, WFPI, and IAFR.Pediatric radiology · 2026Review
- Differentiating ante-mortem from post-mortem findings on fetal and pediatric post-mortem imaging.Pediatric radiology · 2026Review
- Combined prenatal US and post-mortem fetal MRI: can they replace conventional autopsy for fetal body abnormalities?European radiology · 2024Article
- Fetal Brain Growth in the Early Second Trimester.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2023Observational
- Fetal brain maceration score on postmortem magnetic resonance imaging vs. conventional autopsy.Pediatric radiology · 2023Article
- Comparison of postmortem whole-body contrast-enhanced microfocus computed tomography and high-field magnetic resonance imaging of human fetuses.Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2022Article
- Visualisation of fetal meconium on post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging scans: a retrospective observational study.Acta radiologica open · 2020Article
- Ancillary and Advanced Techniques for the Postmortem Examination.Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology SocietyReview
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6 authors.
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Abstract
Postmortem fetal magnetic resonance imaging (PMFMRI) is increasingly used thanks to its good overall concordance with histology paralleling the rising incidence of parental refusal of autopsy. The technique could become a routine clinical examination but it needs to be standardized and conducted by trained radiologists. Such radiologists should be aware of not only the (congenital and acquired) anomalies that can involve the fetus, but also of the "physiological" postmortem changes. In this article, we intend to focus on the contribution of PMFMRI based on the existing literature and on our own experience, as we presently perform the technique routinely in our clinical practice. KEY POINTS: • Concordance rates between PMFMRI and autopsy are high for detecting fetal pathologies. • PMFMRI is more acceptable for parents than traditional autopsy. • PMFMRI is becoming widely used as a part of the postmortem investigations. • A dedicated radiologist needs to learn to interpret correctly a PMFMRI. • PMFMRI can be easily realized in daily clinical practice.
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