Comparison of postmortem whole-body contrast-enhanced microfocus computed tomography and high field magnetic resonance imaging of human fetuses

CONCLUSION: Our results show that micro-CT outperforms HF-MRI on both quantitative and qualitative outcomes. Combined, these findings suggest that the ability to extract diagnostic information from micro-CT images is higher than from HF-MRI images. We therefore believe micro-CT is the preferred imaging modality as alternative to conventional fetal autopsy for early gestation and is an indispensable tool in postmortem imaging services. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.PMID:34826157 | DOI:10.1002/uog.24827

Source: The Ultrasound Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology - November 26, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Y Dawood C Honhoff A-S van der Post S D Roosendaal B F Coolen G J Strijkers E Pajkrt B S de Bakker Source Type: research