Identification of fetal cerebral lactate using magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy has the potential to evaluate the cerebral metabolic status in the at-risk fetus. Cerebral lactate, a marker for hypoxia, has been identified by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the brain of fetal animals subject to hypoxic conditions, but not in the human fetus. We report a case of a fetus with gastroschesis with elevated cerebral lactate on proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Medical subject headings
- Brain
- Fetus
- Gastroschisis
- Lactic Acid
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy