Priyanka Jha, Preethi Raghu, Anne M Kennedy, Mark Sugi, Tara A Morgan, Vickie Feldstein, Liina Pōder, Rubal Penna
Amniotic fluid (AF) is an integral part of the fetal environment and is essential for fetal growth and development. Pathways of AF recirculation include the fetal lungs, swallowing, absorption through the fetal gastrointestinal tract, excretion through fetal urine production, and movement. In addition to being a marker for fetal health, adequate AF is necessary for fetal lung development, growth, and movement. The role of diagnostic imaging is to provide a detailed fetal survey, placental evaluation, and clinical correlation with maternal conditions to help identify causes of AF abnormalities and thereby enable specific therapy...
June 2023: Radiographics: a Review Publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc