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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Fetal Medicine 2015; 02(04): 175-177
DOI: 10.1007/s40556-015-0062-y
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Renal Failure by Fetal Biparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Lucia Manganaro
1   Department of Radiological Sciences, Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
,
Silvia Bernardo
1   Department of Radiological Sciences, Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
,
Sandro Gerli
2   Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia University, S. Andrea delle Fratte, Perugia, Italy
,
Antonella Giancotti
1   Department of Radiological Sciences, Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
,
Valeria Vinci
1   Department of Radiological Sciences, Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
,
Denis A. Cozzi
3   Pediatric Surgery Unit I, Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
,
Michele Scialpi
4   Division of Radiology 2, Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia University, S. Andrea delle Fratte, Perugia, Italy
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Abstract

Congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract represent 93% of all prenatally diagnosed malformations. In the reported case, fetal Biparametric MRI (Bp-MRI) by morphologic (T1- and T2-weighted) and functional diffusion-weighted (DW) images allowed both diagnosis of congenital anomalies (e.g., hydrometrocolpos with septate vagina and uterus didelphys), and associated malfunction of kidneys by means of measurement of cortical and medullary apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values.

Keywords

Urogenital anomaly - Renal failure - MRI - Prenatal diagnosis


Publication History

Received: 29 July 2015

Accepted: 06 November 2015

Article published online:
08 May 2023

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