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1026 PART IV Obstetric and Fetal Sonography

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FIG. 28.12 Views of Fetal Abdomen and Pelvis. Note normal stomach documented

on abdominal circumference view (see Fig. 28.9C). Other required views are cord insertion,

kidneys, and bladder. Additional views document the diaphragm and fetal gender. (A)

Cord insertion site in the anterior abdominal wall. (B) and (C) Transverse views of kidneys

(LK, left kidney; RK, right kidney) at 18 and 28 weeks’ gestation. A small amount of

central renal pelvic dilation (2 mm in this fetus) is a normal inding. (D) Transverse image

of bladder. Note umbilical arteries on either side of bladder. (E) Sagittal view shows

liver, diaphragm (arrow), and lungs. Note how the liver is of lower echogenicity than the

lungs. (F) Male genitalia (arrow). (G) Female genitalia (arrow). See also Video 28.7.

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