Wednesday 16 May 2012

Periventricular gliosis in fetal MRI

                                                              image A. Axial T2
image B sagittal  T2

image C axial T2

Fetal MRI showing loss of periventricular white matter , small T2 hyperintensities in periventricular white matter  .This case was referred for MRI as suspected holoprosencephaly which is not there. MRI was suggestive of periventricular gliosis , small periventricular cysts (seen in image A) and dilatation of occipital horns. Amniocentesis showed CMV (cytomegalovirus) infection. Patient had spontaneous delivery , new born did not survive.

Below are examples of normal fetal MRI brain for comparison of periventricular white matter.
image D and E.



image D



image E


Contributed by Dr Krishna Kiran


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