Thoraco-Omphalopagus Conjoined Twins Associated with Omphalocele and an Umbilical Cord Cyst
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Fetal MRI of thoraco-omphalopagus conjoined twins.
Abdullah H, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-219793 Description Conjoined twins are very rare with incidence of 1 per 250 000 live births. Fetal MRI is an important adjunct to ultrasound particularly in evaluation of complex fetal anomalies and organ positions. 3 This case report illustrates our first experience in MRI fetal of conjoined twins with the current available sequences....
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عنوان ژورنال: Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1028-4559
DOI: 10.1016/s1028-4559(07)60017-5