ABSTRACT
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING MRI has become increasingly useful as a clinical application for fetal imaging in general and neuroimaging in particular. Whilst MRI has been available for many years, it has only recently been applied to prenatal diagnosis. The principal limitation on adequate imaging was the long acquisition times of standard images. Significant fetal movement during the scan affects image acquisition, resulting in image degradation. This is further compounded by noise generated within the MRI scanner, stimulating fetal movements.
