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Placenta membranacea with placenta accreta: radiologic diagnosis and clinical implications
Author(s) -
Pereira Nigel,
Yao Ruofan,
Guilfoil Daniel S.,
Richard Scott D.,
Plante Lauren A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.4224
Subject(s) - placenta , placenta accreta , magnetic resonance imaging , abnormality , placenta diseases , pregnancy , obstetrics , medicine , fetus , biology , radiology , genetics , psychiatry
What's already known about this topic?Placenta membranacea is a rare developmental abnormality of the human placenta associated with abnormal placental adherence. This placental abnormality is usually diagnosed after post‐delivery pathologic examination of the placenta.What does this study add?We highlight the utility of magnetic resonance imaging as an adjunct to ultrasonography in the antenatal diagnosis of placenta membranacea. Magnetic resonance imaging can optimize the diagnosis of abnormal placental adherence in the presence of placenta membranacea, thereby influencing antenatal management, as well as the timing and route of delivery.