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Congenital tumors: imaging when life just begins.
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PMID:  22347954     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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BACKGROUND: The technical developments of imaging methods over the last 2 decades are changing our knowledge of perinatal oncology. Fetal ultrasound is usually the first imaging method used and thus constitutes the reference prenatal study, but MRI seems to be an excellent complementary method for evaluating the fetus. The widespread use of both techniques has increased the diagnosis rates of congenital tumors. During pregnancy and after birth, an accurate knowledge of the possibilities and limits of the different imaging techniques available would improve the information obtainable, thus helping the medical team to make the most appropriate decisions about therapy and to inform the family about the prognosis. CONCLUSION: In this review article, we describe the main congenital neoplasms, their prognosis and their imaging characteristics with the different pre- and postnatal imaging methods available.
Authors:
Leonor Alamo; Maja Beck-Popovic; François Gudinchet; Reto Meuli
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-2-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  Insights into imaging     Volume:  2     ISSN:  1869-4101     ISO Abbreviation:  Insights Imaging     Publication Date:  2011 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-2-20     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101532453     Medline TA:  Insights Imaging     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  297-308     Citation Subset:  -    
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