학술논문
Magnetic Resonance vs. Sonographic Imaging: Diagnostics of a Large Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation.
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Article
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Subject
*PULMONARY artery abnormalities
*PREGNANCY complications
*MICROCYSTIS
*MAGNETIC resonance imaging
*ULTRASONIC imaging
*LONGITUDINAL method
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ISSN
1551-3815
Abstract
Sonographic scan revealed a homogenously hyperechogenic lesion in the right fetal lung with microcystic pattern by a primigravid women at 22nd weeks of gestation. A large congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) was suspected with a lesion-to-lung ratio over 90%. The microcystic image of this thoracic anomaly was moderately visible on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at that early stage of the pregnancy. Fetopsy confirmed the diagnosis as a pure microcystic CPAM following termination of pregnancy. A controlled prospective study could be performed to compare ultrasound as a diagnostic modality to the MRI, focusing on volumetry, signal characteristics, and follow-up/regression of fetal pulmonary malformations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]