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A viable secondary intra-abdominal pregnancy resulting from rupture of uterine scar: role of MRI

Pre-natal diagnosis of intra-abdominal pregnancy is difficult. Ultrasound has been the frontline modality to date; however, it gives a diagnostic error of 50-90% and its use is disappointing. In recent years, MRI has emerged as an appealing imaging modality. With its good soft tissue contrast and no...

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Main Authors: Teng, H.C., Kumar, G., Ramli, N.M.
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Published: British Institute of Radiology 2007
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R Medicine (General)
RD Surgery
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/709/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17704308
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spelling my.um.eprints.7092019-04-16T11:14:58Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/709/ A viable secondary intra-abdominal pregnancy resulting from rupture of uterine scar: role of MRI Teng, H.C. Kumar, G. Ramli, N.M. R Medicine (General) RD Surgery Pre-natal diagnosis of intra-abdominal pregnancy is difficult. Ultrasound has been the frontline modality to date; however, it gives a diagnostic error of 50-90% and its use is disappointing. In recent years, MRI has emerged as an appealing imaging modality. With its good soft tissue contrast and non-ionizing property, it acts as a means of definitive non-invasive assessment before surgical intervention when ultrasound is inconclusive. British Institute of Radiology 2007-07 Article PeerReviewed Teng, H.C. and Kumar, G. and Ramli, N.M. (2007) A viable secondary intra-abdominal pregnancy resulting from rupture of uterine scar: role of MRI. The British Journal of Radiology, 80 (955). e134-6. ISSN 0007-1285 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17704308 17704308
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topic R Medicine (General)
RD Surgery
spellingShingle R Medicine (General)
RD Surgery
Teng, H.C.
Kumar, G.
Ramli, N.M.
A viable secondary intra-abdominal pregnancy resulting from rupture of uterine scar: role of MRI
description Pre-natal diagnosis of intra-abdominal pregnancy is difficult. Ultrasound has been the frontline modality to date; however, it gives a diagnostic error of 50-90% and its use is disappointing. In recent years, MRI has emerged as an appealing imaging modality. With its good soft tissue contrast and non-ionizing property, it acts as a means of definitive non-invasive assessment before surgical intervention when ultrasound is inconclusive.
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author Teng, H.C.
Kumar, G.
Ramli, N.M.
author_facet Teng, H.C.
Kumar, G.
Ramli, N.M.
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title A viable secondary intra-abdominal pregnancy resulting from rupture of uterine scar: role of MRI
title_short A viable secondary intra-abdominal pregnancy resulting from rupture of uterine scar: role of MRI
title_full A viable secondary intra-abdominal pregnancy resulting from rupture of uterine scar: role of MRI
title_fullStr A viable secondary intra-abdominal pregnancy resulting from rupture of uterine scar: role of MRI
title_full_unstemmed A viable secondary intra-abdominal pregnancy resulting from rupture of uterine scar: role of MRI
title_sort viable secondary intra-abdominal pregnancy resulting from rupture of uterine scar: role of mri
publisher British Institute of Radiology
publishDate 2007
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/709/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17704308
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