What is it about?
MRI has become fast and accurate with technological advances. It was earlier used n pregnancy for clarifying some fetal abnormalities. Our review have highlights emergency situations where MRI can help in making life savings decisions for the mother. Examples are ectopic pregnancy, adherent placenta, antepartum hemorrhage, rupture uterus, twisted ovarian masses and molar pregnancy.
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Why is it important?
Ultrasound is the main imaging tool in pregnancy. MRI is capable of serving as an excellent second look imaging tool in cases which are not confidently diagnosed on ultrasound.
Perspectives
It gave me immense pleasure to receive congratulatory phone calls from surgeons for making diagnosis on MRI in life threatening conditions during pregnancy. I have compiled my personal experiences with evidence from literature to write that review. I hope that this will be a step forward in removing the hesitation that clinicians and radiologists have while using MRI in emergency situations.
Dr rohini gupta
VMMC & SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL
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This page is a summary of: Magnetic resonance imaging - A troubleshooter in obstetric emergencies: A pictorial review, Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, January 2016, Medknow,
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.178292.
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