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Prenatal Diagnosis of Torcular Herophili Thrombosis
Author(s) -
Has Recep,
Esmer Aytul Corbacioglu,
Kalelioglu Ibrahim,
Yuksel Atil,
Pata Ozlem,
Demirbas Reyhan
Publication year - 2013
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/ultra.32.12.2205
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , thrombosis , magnetic resonance imaging , thrombus , medical imaging , prenatal diagnosis , intracranial thrombosis , venous thrombosis , pregnancy , fetus , surgery , genetics , biology
Prenatally diagnosed thrombosis of the torcular herophili is very rare, and it is sometimes misdisgnosed due to unfamiliarity. Sonography with color Doppler imaging is the key imaging modality for prenatal diagnosis of torcular herophili thrombosis. Typical prenatal sonographic findings include a well‐defined triangular anechoic collection in the occipital region and an echogenic structure within the collection, which represents the thrombus. Fetal magnetic resonance imaging is usually used as an adjunctive modality for prenatal diagnosis, as it confirms the diagnosis by providing more precise anatomic information and better characterization of the lesion. We present 2 cases of thrombosis of an ectatic torcular herophili with serial sonographic and magnetic resonance imaging examinations, as well as a review of the literature regarding the prenatal diagnosis of torcular herophili thrombosis.