ultrasound diagnosis of fatal anomalies

INTRA-ABDOMINAL CALCIFICATION
Fig. 6.9 Calcification of the liver. Cross-section of
the fetus (22 + 2 weeks) at the level of the upper abdomen.
Liver with an echo-dense lesion (“liver calcification”).
No abnormality was found after birth.
Fig. 6.10 Calcification of the liver, 21 + 3 weeks.
Cross-section of fetal abdomen at the level of the
stomach, demonstrating an echo-dense lesion
3.7 mm in size in the liver.
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