Open Access3D and Thoraco-abdominal Malformations
Author(s) -
E. Viora,
Andrea Sciarrone,
S. Bastonero,
G. Errante,
S. Stillavato,
M Campogrande
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
donald school journal of ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.162
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 0975-1912
pISSN - 0973-614X
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1106
Subject(s) - medicine , congenital malformations , thorax (insect anatomy) , fetus , lung , radiology , anatomy , pregnancy , genetics , biology
There are few 3D well-documented studies about thoraco- abdominal malformations, except for the evaluation of fetal lung volume. Three-dimensional ultrasound provides additional diagnostic information for the evaluation of fetal thorax both for the diagnosis of skeletal anomalies and the biometric measurements of lungs. 3D adds few information about the diagnosis of gastrointestinal malformations, but 3D images are an effective tool to make a careful advice with parents and pediatric surgeons, especially in fetuses with anterior wall defects. Until now its use must be reserved in a research setting and offered to high-risk patients in order to understand which role 3D may play in the study of thoraco-abdominal malformations as a screening or diagnostic tool.