Beyond laparoscopy: 3-T magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of posterior cul-de-sac obliteration.

Objectives: Endometriosis is the ectopic localization of endometrial glands. Symptoms include a wide variety of chronic pelvic pain. Ovarian endometriosis represents the most frequent site of implantation followed by the Douglas pouch which is undepicted unless peritoneal fluid is present.

Role of foetal MRI in the evaluation of ischaemic-haemorrhagic lesions of the foetal brain.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to define the role of foetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in evaluating cerebral ischaemic-haemorrhagic lesions and the extension of parenchymal injuries.

Study Design: From September 2006 to September 2010, 271 foetal MRI have been performed on cases referred to us for ultrasound suspect of brain abnormalities or cytomegalovirus infection and Toxoplasma serum conversion. Foetal MRI was performed with a 1.

MRI and DWI: feasibility of DWI and ADC maps in the evaluation of placental changes during gestation.

Objective: To establish if a correlation exists between apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values, obtained by diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), and placental aging.

Method: The study is divided into a retrospective phase and a prospective one.In the first phase, 145 pregnant women underwent fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for suspected disorders in several organs.

Diffusion-weighted MR imaging and apparent diffusion coefficient of the normal fetal lung: preliminary experience.

Objective: To assess if a correlation is present between apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values and normal lung maturation during gestation to define potential reference values as indicators of the lung development.

Methods: Our study included 50 pregnant women (gestational age, GA: 18-36 weeks), with normal fetal development of lungs assessed by a previous obstetric ultrasound (US), and then confirmed by our magnetic resonance (MR) examination. We used T2-weighted sequences, diffusion-weighted imaging sequences (DWI) and ADC maps for studying pulmonary tissue.

New mu-oxo octanuclear complexes of 3d elements stabilized by dialkylcarbamato ligands. Synthesis and X-ray crystal and molecular structures.

The octanuclear aggregates M(8)(mu(4)-O)(2)(O(2)CN(i)()Pr(2))(12) [M = Mn(II) 1, Co(II) 2, Ni(II) 3] have been prepared in good yields by controlled hydrolysis of the corresponding metal carbamate precursors [M(O(2)CN(i)()Pr(2))(2)](n)(). X-ray analysis has shown compounds 1-3 to be isostructural. The core of 2 contains two distorted [M(4)O] tetrahedra related by an inversion center.