Fetal Imaging

Two-decade study of medical imaging in pregnancy

August 02, 2019

New data suggests that while imaging practice patterns have changed over the past 20 years, exposure in pregnancy may vary by a woman’s age and race.

3D imaging tracks fetal head and brain shape during labor

May 28, 2019

ByBen Schwartz

Recently published 3D MRI images show how the fetal head changes between prelabor and the second stage of labor to facilitate vaginal delivery.

Seven recommendations for mild fetal ventriculomegaly

August 15, 2018

BySociety for Maternal-Fetal Medicine(SMFM)

Giancarlo Mari, MD

Mary E. Norton, MD

Joane Stone, MD

Vincenzo Berghella, MD

Anthony Sciscione, DO

Danielle Tate, MD

Ventriculomegaly, or dilation of the fetal cerebral ventricles, is a relatively common ﬁnding on prenatal ultrasound. This summary of SMFM Consult Series #45 reviews key points for diagnosis, evaluation, and management of mild fetal ventriculomegaly.