Prenatal diagnosis of fetal acrania using three-dimensional ultrasound.
Ultrasound Med Biol
; 31(2): 175-8, 2005 Feb.
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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.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cráneo
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Ultrasonografía Prenatal
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Imagenología Tridimensional
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Feto
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ultrasound Med Biol
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Taiwán