ultrasound diagnosis of fatal anomalies

ULTRASOUND SCREENING
Fig. 1.9 First screening: early pregnancy,
8–11 weeks. Cross-section of the fetal abdomen at
10+1weeksattheregion of the navel, showing
a “physiological omphalocele.”
Fig. 1.10 First screening: early pregnancy,
8–11 weeks. Same as the previous figure, with the
use of color Doppler sonography. Protrusion of the
intestines through the base of the navel is clearly
visualized next to the umbilical vessels.
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Fig. 1.11 First screening: early pregnancy,
8–11 weeks. Cross-section of the fetal abdomen in a
dorsoanterior fetal position at 13+0weeks,showing
the kidneys and the calyces of the renal pelvis on
both sides.
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