FIRST-TRIMESTER DIAGNOSIS OF PLACENTA-PREVIA-PERCRETA BY MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING

Placenta previa percreta with bladder involvement is a rare but devast ating complication of pregnancy. Antepartum diagnosis of this serious condition allows the obstetrician to alter his or her management of ab dominal delivery and minimize the magnitude of bleeding. We report a c ase in which magnetic resonance imaging was able to detect placenta pe rcreta in the first trimester. If further research demonstrates useful ness of this diagnostic modality, magnetic resonance imaging may prove to be useful in caring for patients with this condition.