ultrasound diagnosis of fatal anomalies

THANATOPHORIC DYSPLASIA
Fig. 8.40 Thanatophoric dysplasia. Cross-section
of the thoraxat 21 + 3 weeks in a fetus with thanatophoric
dysplasia. The plane of the heart is displaced.
The normal-sized heart appears large within the
thorax, due to dysplasia of the thorax.
Fig. 8.41 Thanatophoric dysplasia. Fetal lower
limbs at 21 + 3 weeks, showing severe shortening of
the long bones.
Fig. 8.42 Thanatophoric dysplasia. Shortening
and bowing of the femur at 21 + 3 weeks.
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