Intrauterine blood transfusion causes dose- and time-dependent signal alterations in the liver and the spleen on fetal magnetic resonance imaging
Question What fetal changes are found by MRI after life-saving intrauterine transfusion (IUT)? Findings Dose- and time-dependent reductions in signal intensity of the fetal liver and spleen, as well as hepatosplenomegaly, were found after intrauterine transfusion. Clinical relevance Intrauterine transfusions cause transient iron overload with consequential changes in MRI signal intensity of fetal livers and spleens. Fetal hepatosplenomegaly can be expected following transfusions. Radiologists' awareness of changes following IUT may improve report quality.
Authors
- Victor Ulrich Schmidbauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3599-1436)
- Michael Schwarz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2587-1385)
- Jakob Kittinger
- Patric Kienast (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6407-9561)
- Marlene Stuempflen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9763-9422)
- Caroline Schwarz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7762-7483)
- Herbert Kiss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0712-5282)
- Gregor J. Kasprian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3858-3347)
- Dieter Bettelheim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0120-2432)
- Julia Binder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5725-9270)
- C. Haberl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3557-5050)
- Thomas Reiberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4590-3583)
- Martin L. Watzenboeck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9445-3331)
- Daniela Prayer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4612-2356)
- Nikolaus Michael Nowak
- J Malik
Institutions
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Radiology
- Published
- 2024-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-024-11228-y
- Primary Topic
- Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universität Wien
- Medizinische Universität Wien