Obstetrical magnetic resonance imaging: maternal anatomy. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Eleven patients whose pregnancies were at 34-36 weeks of gestational development underwent magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Images of the maternal pelvis were assessed for anatomical changes of pregnancy in comparison with MR images of five non-pregnant volunteers. The relationship of the fetal presenting part to the internal os of the cervix was seen in all patients. Effacement of the cervix was identified when present. The maternal spine demonstrated disk abnormalities in nine patients. Changes in venous flow patterns were readily identified in all patients. The inferior vena cava was flattened or obliterated, a high signal was present in the iliac vessels (TE 56), and large collateral vessels were present.

publication date

  • February 1, 1985

Research

keywords

  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Pelvis
  • Pregnancy

Identity

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1148/radiology.154.2.3966128

PubMed ID

  • 3966128

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 154

issue

  • 2