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Ultrasound diagnosis of the hyperextended head in breech presentation
Author(s) -
Bean William J.,
Calonje Mario A.,
Aprill Charles N.,
Geshner John
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870050415
Subject(s) - breech presentation , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , fetal head , skull , head (geology) , ultrasound , anatomy , fetus , radiology , pregnancy , genetics , geomorphology , biology , geology
Hyperextension of the fetal head in the breech presentation can be diagnosed by ultrasound. Straightening of the fetal spine and the widest diameter of the skull posterior to the long axis of the spine is diagnostic. Face presentation should also be diagnosable by these criteria.