MRI whirpool sign in midgut volvulus with malrotation in pregnancy
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MRI whirpool sign in midgut volvulus with malrotation in pregnancy.
Midgut volvulus is a rare complication of pregnancy with high morbidity and mortality rates. Clinical diagnosis may be difficult in pregnant women. Ionizing radiation imaging modalities are not advised. Ultrasonography (US) is safer but sometimes is unable to reveal the characteristic whirlpool sign of midgut volvulus. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contributed to confirm diagnosis in our cas...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1780-2393
DOI: 10.5334/jbr-btr.460