Antenatal diagnosis of abnormal pulmonary development has improved significantly over
recent years because of progress in imaging techniques. Two-dimensional ultrasound is the …

The outcome for infants with fetal lung pathologies not only depends on the nature of the
pathology, but the impact it has on the developing lungs. The main prognostic factor is the …

BACKGROUND The mainstay of assessment of the fetal lungs in clinical practice is via
evaluation of pulmonary size, primarily using 2D ultrasound and more recently with …

PURPOSE: To measure both volume and signal intensity of the fetal lung at magnetic
resonance (MR) imaging and to evaluate the clinical use of this method to predict fetal …

Ultrasound, which is now a widely available and generally accepted, low-cost technique
with real-time properties, is the screening investigation of choice in fetal medicine. However …

Normal fetal lung development is a complex process influenced by mechanical and many
biochemical factors. In addition to ultrasound, fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the monitoring and diagnostic potential of MRI in
fetal lung development and disease using lung volume and signal intensity changes through …

The human lung is a complex and highly specialized organ with over 40 differentiated cell
types. Optimal lung function is determined prenatally and an in utero adverse event may …

Objectives An accurate and reliable method for measuring fetal lung volumes would be
helpful in predicting the outcome in cases with suspected impaired lung growth. Recent …

PURPOSE: To determine which parameters are most closely correlated with normal fetal
total lung volume and to investigate the use of these parameters in the evaluation of fetal …