RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Prenatal MR Imaging Detection of Deep Medullary Vein Involvement in Fetal Brain Damage
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP E146
OP E149
DO 10.3174/ajnr.A2249
VO 32
IS 8
A1 C. Doneda
A1 A. Righini
A1 C. Parazzini
A1 F. Arrigoni
A1 M. Rustico
A1 F. Triulzi
YR 2011
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/32/8/E146.abstract
AB SUMMARY: Looking for anomalies distributed in DMV territory, we reviewed 78 fetal MR imaging examinations performed at our institution reporting unequivocal cerebral clastic lesions. We selected 3 cases, all of which had severe cardiocirculatory failure and parenchymal frontoparietal WM hemorrhagic lesions with characteristic fan-shaped distribution. Brain edema and other signs of venous hypertension were also evident. Our data suggest that in utero transient venous hypertension may be responsible for the onset of atypical frontal-located PVL. ADCapparent diffusion coefficientDMVdeep medullary veinsPVLperiventricular leukomalaciaWMwhite matter