Antenatal depiction of fetal digits with three-dimensional ultrasonography.

Ploeckinger-Ulm, B; Ulm, M R; Lee, A; Kratochwil, A; Bernaschek, G · Am J Obstet Gynecol · 1996

prospective_cohort · Level II

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Abstract

The effectiveness of three-dimensional ultrasonography in visualizing fetal digits was examined. The digits of 72 fetuses, including 2 with skeletal dysplasia, were examined prospectively with both conventional and three-dimensional ultrasonography. Complete visualization of all fetal digits was obtained more often with three-dimensional ultrasonography than with two-dimensional ultrasonography. Three-dimensional ultrasonography has the potential to facilitate depiction of fetal digits, which may enhance prenatal identification of fetal malformations and chromosomal abnormalities in high-risk pregnancies.

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