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“Bullet”‐shaped head in fetuses with spina bifida: A pointer to the spinal lesion
Author(s) -
Chambers Sarah E.,
Muir Berenice B.,
Bell Jeanne E.
Publication year - 1988
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.1870160105
Subject(s) - medicine , spina bifida , lesion , anatomy , fetus , neural tube , fetal head , pathology , surgery , pregnancy , embryo , biology , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology
A “bullet”‐shaped head, characterized by flattening in the parietal regions with pointing of the frontal bones, was noted in ultrasound examinations of fetuses with neural tube defects. In a series of 12 fetuses with spinal defects, this finding was present in nine. This abnormal head shape is a useful pointer to the spinal lesion.
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