Placental bands on MRI in the setting of placenta accreta spectrum: Case report with radiologic-pathologic correlation

Robert Weinstein, BE; Arthur Vaught, MD; Alexander Baras, MDPhD; Erin Gomez, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Feb 2023)

Placental bands on MRI in the setting of placenta accreta spectrum: Case report with radiologic-pathologic correlation

Robert Weinstein, BE,
Arthur Vaught, MD,
Alexander Baras, MDPhD,
Erin Gomez, MD

Affiliations

Robert Weinstein, BE: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 733 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Corresponding author.
Arthur Vaught, MD: Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Alexander Baras, MDPhD: Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Erin Gomez, MD: The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 2
pp. 491 – 494

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Placental bands on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are a known imaging finding in placenta accreta spectrum (PAS). It is believed that these linear T2 hypo-intensities may reflect increased fibrin deposition in the setting of placental hemorrhage or infarct. However, to date there is little published data regarding histopathologic analysis of placental parenchyma at the site of identified bands. We report the case of a 34-year-old female with a single placental band demonstrated on preoperative MRI which was evaluated postoperatively and found to represent a placental infarct.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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