Normal human brainstem development in vivo: a quantitative fetal MRI study

To characterize spatiotemporal growth differences of prenatal brainstem substructures and cerebellum, using linear biometry and planimetry on fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).In this retrospective study, we included fetuses with normal brain and a precise midsagittal T2-weighted brain MRI sequence obtained between May 2003 and April 2019. The cross-sectional area, rostrocaudal diameter and anteroposterior diameter of the midbrain, pons...