Fetal magnetic resonance imaging contributes to the diagnosis and treatment of meconium peritonitis

BMC Medical Imaging

Table 2 Fetal MRI findings between operation group and observation group

Imaging features on MRI	Operation group (n = 26)	Observation group (n = 9)	p value^a
Ascites	22	8	ns
Gathering bowel loops	19	8	ns
Bowel dilatation	14	1	0.048
Micro-colorectum	13	0	0.013
Meconium pseudocyst	6	1	ns
Peritoneal calcification	11	1	ns
Hydroceles	10	3	ns

^a Fisher’s exact probability test was used to evaluate the surgical predictive value of MRI between operation group and observation group. ns: p ≥ 0.05

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