Post-mortem high-field magnetic resonance imaging: effect or various factors. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate image quality and diagnostic accuracy of high-field post-mortem (PM) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on fetuses below 20 weeks of gestation before and after the freeze-thaw process. Materials and methods: Nine fetuses were scanned with three different scanning procedures: "fresh", just after termination of pregnancy (TOP), "non-fresh short scan" and "non-fresh long scan" after being kept at -20?°C, followed by a ...