Resonancia Magnética Nuclear, dos años de su empleo en la Consulta de Referencia Nacional Prenatal para la confirmación de defectos congénitos

Maidalys Bravo Ramírez; Yovany Vázquez Martínez; María del Carmen Aguilar Callejas; Yanisbell Fajardo Peña; Nelvis Delgado Zayas

doi:10.56294/sctconf2023341

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Published: 2023-06-17

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56294/sctconf2023341

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging, two years of its use in the National Prenatal Reference Consultation for the confirmation of congenital defects

Abstract

Introduction: Although ultrasonography (US) is still the modality of choice in the evaluation of disorders related to pregnancy and the fetus, it has certain limitations. For this reason, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become a noninvasive study method, complementary to US, to detect fetal anomalies, allowing a better approach to prognosis and perinatal management.
Objective: To evaluate the usefulness of fetal MRI in the diagnosis of congenital defects in pregnant women attended at the National Prenatal Referral Clinic (CRNP).
Methods: an observational, analytical, longitudinal and prospective study was performed using all cases attended at the CRNP for confirmation of congenital defects (CD), from May 2020 to May 2022, in which it was necessary to complement the ultrasonographic findings with fetal MRI, either due to fetal or maternal conditions that limited the scope of conventional ultrasonography images.
Results: 66 fetal MRI were performed, the most frequent reason for indication was the suspicion of Central Nervous System defects (47%), followed by non-specific abdominal tumors (14%), Respiratory System and SOMA (11%) each and Renal and Digestive System with 8 and 6% respectively. In 16 of the cases the ultrasonographic finding was confirmed without other elements of interest, in 44 cases findings were reported that strongly modified the genetic counseling offered to the families, and in 6 cases the examination was not useful.
Conclusions: MRI is the complement to prenatal ultrasonography that irrefutably strengthens the personalized nature of the genetic counseling offered to parents when a congenital defect is suspected.

Keywords:

congenital defects,

prenatal ultrasonography,

fetal magnetic resonance imaging,

How to Cite

Bravo Ramírez M, Vázquez Martínez Y, Aguilar Callejas M del C, Fajardo Peña Y, Delgado Zayas N. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging, two years of its use in the National Prenatal Reference Consultation for the confirmation of congenital defects. Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología - Serie de Conferencias [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 17 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];2:341. Available from: https://conferencias.saludcyt.ar/index.php/sctconf/article/view/341

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