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Three‐dimensional ultrasound in prenatal diagnosis of skeletal dysplasia
Author(s) -
Steiner Horst,
Spitzer Dietmar,
WeissWichert Peter H.,
Graf Anton H.,
Staudach Alf
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.1970150413
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , prenatal diagnosis , dysplasia , gestation , pregnancy , fetus , prenatal ultrasound , obstetrics , radiology , radiography , referral , pediatrics , pathology , family medicine , biology , genetics
Abstract A lethal form of bone dysplasia, platylospondylic lethal chondrodysplasia, was diagnosed prenatally using three‐dimensional ultrasound. The various types of three‐dimensional imaging mode provided diagnostic details not available by conventional two‐dimensional ultrasound. The diagnosis was made after referral in the 23rd week of gestation, allowing termination of pregnancy due to the poor prognosis. Prenatal sonograms were compared with postnatal radiographs.