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. 2023 Feb 1;61(2):278–287. doi: 10.1002/uog.26129

Table 4.

Suggested contents of structured report for detailed fetal magnetic resonance imaging examination

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Method Imaging conditions (degradation due to fetal movement, maternal obesity, premature termination of examination) and technical specifications (field strength, coil, sequences, planes)
Head Normality of profile with intact hard and soft palate (Figure 7)
Brain Age‐related normality of sulcation and gyration, regularity of lamination of brain parenchyma (after 30 gestational weeks: regularity of myelination and premyelination), normality of midline structures and normality of width of cerebrospinal fluid‐filled spaces (Figure 2)
Chest Regularity of configuration of the thorax with age‐matched normal signals of the lungs (Figure 8). Regularity of heart on gross examination; detailed examination not performed
Abdomen Stomach and gallbladder fluid‐filled, regularity of fluid (Figure 9a) and meconium signals of the bowels (Figure 4), presence of kidneys, urinary bladder fluid‐filled (Figure 9b); on request: normality of female/male external genitalia (in males: descended testes, yes/no) (Figure 10)
Extrafetal structures Three‐vessel umbilical cord, normality of amniotic fluid volume, position and regularity of structure of placenta, according to age 54 , cervical length (Figure 11) if shortened
Skeleton (optional, if examined on request) Course and completeness of spine, and shape, length and position of bones, including fingers and toes (if digits assessable sufficiently; this will not always be possible, particularly when amniotic fluid is minimal, after 32–35 gestational weeks)