%0 Journal Article %T Imaging Fetal Spine Malformations in the Context of In Utero Surgery. %A Nagaraj UD %A Bierbrauer KS %A Stevenson CB %J Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am %V 32 %N 3 %D 2024 Aug %M 38944432 %F 1.376 %R 10.1016/j.mric.2024.01.004 %X This review covers the embryology, definition, and diagnosis of open spinal dysraphism with a focus on fetal ultrasound and MR imaging findings. Differentiating open versus closed spinal dysraphic defects on fetal imaging will also be discussed. Current fetal surgery practices and imaging findings in the context of fetal surgery are also reviewed.