Re: Retrospective review of diagnostic performance of intracranial translucency in detection of open spina bifida at the 11-13-week scan
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Assessment of intracranial translucency (IT) in the detection of spina bifida at the 11-13-week scan.
OBJECTIVE Prenatal diagnosis of open spina bifida is carried out by ultrasound examination in the second trimester of pregnancy. The diagnosis is suspected by the presence of a 'lemon-shaped' head and a 'banana-shaped' cerebellum, thought to be consequences of caudal displacement of the hindbrain. The aim of the study was to determine whether in fetuses with spina bifida this displacement of th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0960-7692
DOI: 10.1002/uog.10141