Abstract

Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein is a valuable laboratory test used in pregnant women as an indicator to detect certain clinical abnormalities. These can be grouped into four main categories: fetal factors, pregnancy complications, placental abnormalities, and maternal factors. Imaging is an invaluable tool to investigate the various etiologies leading to altered maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein. By reading this article, the radiologist, sonologist, or other health care practitioner should be able to define the probable pathology leading to the laboratory detected abnormal maternal serum levels, thus helping the clinician to appropriately manage the pregnancy and counsel the patient.

中文翻译：

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与怀孕期间母体甲胎蛋白水平改变相关的影像学发现。

摘要

母体血清甲胎蛋白是一种有价值的实验室测试，用于孕妇作为检测某些临床异常的指标。这些可以分为四大类：胎儿因素、妊娠并发症、胎盘异常和母体因素。成像是研究导致母体血清甲胎蛋白改变的各种病因的宝贵工具。通过阅读本文，放射科医生、超声科医生或其他医疗保健从业者应该能够确定导致实验室检测到异常母体血清水平的可能病理，从而帮助临床医生适当地管理妊娠并为患者提供咨询。