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Prenatal diagnosis of fetal acrania using three-dimensional ultrasound
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Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology . Feb2005, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p175-178. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Abstract: Fetal acrania is uniformly lethal and termination is suggested whenever the diagnosis is made. Traditionally, the diagnostic tool was 2-D ultrasound (US). In this series, we report our work of detecting acrania using 3-D US. We reviewed our medical records of prenatal diagnosis on fetal acrania in National Cheng Kung University Hospital from May 1997 to December 2002. All the cases were scanned by a 3-D US scanner. In total, 29 cases of fetal acrania were diagnosed. The range of gestational age at prenatal diagnosis by US was between 11 and 21 weeks and 44% were depicted in the first trimester. Among them, 93.1% were isolated findings, and one was associated with trisomy 18. Comparing with previous literature, 3-D US can detect fetal acrania as early as 2-D US, and it also can provide additional vivid illustration after various modes of reconstruction, which 2-D US cannot. In conclusion, 3-D US may contribute to early detection of fetal acrania and provide a novel visual depiction of this defect after reconstruction; thus, assists substantially in diagnosis as well as consultation. (E-mail: ahsin@mail.ncku.edu.tw) [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03015629
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16394304
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2004.10.005