Research Article
Decreased Brain and Placental Perfusion in Omphalopagus Conjoined Twins on Fetal MRI
Table 1
Fetal brain and placenta ADC values (mm2/s).
| Fetal regions | (I) fetus | (II) fetus | Control group | |
| Frontal WM | 1.688 | 1.687 | 1.850 ± 0.03 | 0.003 | Periatrial WM | 1.659 | 1.647 | 1.850 ± 0.04 | 0.004 | Thalamus | 1.315 | 1.318 | 1.450 ± 0.04 | 0.014 | Lentiform nuclei | 1.337 | 1.385 | 1.500 ± 0.01 | 0.003 | Cerebellum | 1.420 | 1.452 | 1.580 ± 0.01 | 0.005 | Pons | 1.221 | 1.229 | 1.370 ± 0.03 | 0.004 | Placenta | 1.971 | 2.180 ± 0.05 | 0.005 |
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Mean ADC = ×10−3 mm2/s. WM: white matter.
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