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Sonographic Evaluation of the Yolk Sac
Author(s) -
Tan Sinan,
Pektaş Mine Kanat,
Arslan Halil
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.2012.31.1.87
Subject(s) - yolk sac , medicine , abnormality , pregnancy , obstetrics , first trimester , pathology , fetus , embryo , psychiatry , genetics , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
This pictorial essay aims to inform related clinicians by summarizing the normal and abnormal sonographic findings of the yolk sac in the first trimester of pregnancy. An abnormality in the sonographic appearance of a yolk sac can predict subsequent embryonic death or abnormalities. Therefore, the accurate recognition of normal and abnormal sonographic findings concerning the yolk sac can be used to anticipate the course of pregnancy.