Role of Fetal MRI in Differentiating Isolated Septal Agenesis from Septo-Optic Dysplasia: Case Study and Review

Conclusion: Differentiating isolated ASP from SOD is imperative for adequate prenatal counseling. Unfortunately, making a prenatal diagnosis of SOD requires visualization and evaluation of the fetal optic nerves, chiasm and pituitary gland, which is very demanding and not always possible using ultrasound. Fetal MRI has the potential of obtaining high-quality images of the fetal brain and therefore this technique can be used for establishing the differential diagnosis in utero.
Source: Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Source Type: research