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Fetal curarization for prenatal magnetic resonance imaging |
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| Authors: | F. Daffos F. Forestier J. Mac Aleese C. Aufrant L. Mandelbrot E. A. Cabanis M. T. Iba-Zizen J. M. Alfonso J. Tamraz |
| Affiliation: | 1. Centre de diagnostic prénatal et de foetologie, Hôpital Notre Dame de Bon Secours, Paris, France;2. Service de Neuroradiologie (Unité I.R.M.), Centre National Ophthalmologique des Quinze-Vingts, Paris, France |
| Abstract: | Fetal magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was performed at 33 weeks of gestation for investigation of a posterior fossa abnormality found at ultrasound screening. Fetal movements were abolished by vecuronium injected under ultrasound guidance into the umbilical vein. MR images showed atrophy of the left cerebellar lobe with cisternal dilatation. These were confirmed postnatally by CT scan. |
| Keywords: | Prenatal diagnosis MR imaging Fetal blood sampling In utero curarization Central nervous system abnormalities |