Sujal R. Desai,Susan Jennifer Copley,Zelena A. Aziz,David M. Hansell
出处
期刊:Oxford University Press eBooks [Oxford University Press] 日期:2012-09-01卷期号:: 307-320
标识
DOI:10.1093/med/9780199560479.003.0008
摘要
Congenital lung anomalies may be encountered as incidental findings on imaging tests. Their clinical presentation and severity varies widely. Prenatal ultrasound testing may detect lung anomalies but a precise diagnosis is often only made in the post-natal period. In recent years, there has been increasing enthusiasm for the use of fetal MRI (including volumetric assessment and lung spectroscopy) to identify abnormal fetal lung growth....