Table 2.

Fetal main indications for emergency MRI during pregnancy.

Site	Indications
CNS anomalies	Ventriculomegaly, hemorrhages, lissencephaly, polymicrogyria/pachygyria, gray matter heterotopias, cortical dysplasias, and neural tube defects (e.g., spina bifida/diastematomyelia).
Face and palate	In cases in which there is a significant risk of associated brain abnormalities.
Neck masses	Neck masses could impair the airway leading to asphyxia at birth.
Chest	Congenital diaphragmatic hernias.
Abdomen	Abdominal masses or bowel pathologies, including obstruction and atresia.

CNS: central nervous system.