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Table 1 Prenatal findings of ultrasound and fetal MRI

From: Fetal magnetic resonance imaging contributes to the diagnosis and treatment of meconium peritonitis

Imaging findingsa

Ultrasound

Fetal MRI

Ascites

26 (20)b

30 (20)

Gathering bowel loops

4 (20)

27 (20)

Bowel dilatation

12 (14)

15 (14)

Micro-colorectum

1 (14)

13 (14)

Meconium pseudocyst

2 (6)

7 (6)

Peritoneal calcification

3 (10)

12 (10)

Hydroceles

4 (8)

13 (8)

  1. a All 35 infants received both ultrasound and fetal MRI prenatal examinations, and the frequencies of MP-associated imaging findings are summarized
  2. b Among 26 infants receiving operation, imaging features were confirmed during operation as shown in the brackets