Case Report

Prenatal diagnosis of fetal acrania using two and three dimensional ultrasound

Authors: Yetkin Karasu (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey) , Murat Bozkurt (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey) , Servet Gençdal (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey) , Gülşah Tanas (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey) , Suat Dede (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey) , Ayşe Ender Yumru (Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul, Turkey) , Duygu Kara Bozkurt (Department of Radiology, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey) , Levent Sahin (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey)

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    Case Report

    Prenatal diagnosis of fetal acrania using two and three dimensional ultrasound

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Abstract

Malformations of the central nervous system are one of the most common congenital anomalies of the fetus. In this report we aimed to summarize a case of fetal acrania diagnosed in the first trimester and the use of two and three-dimensional ultrasound in early diagnosis of the disease.

Keywords: Acrania, brain, cranium, 2D and 3D ultrasonography, prenatal diagnosis

How to Cite:

Karasu, Y. & Bozkurt, M. & Gençdal, S. & Tanas, G. & Dede, S. & Yumru, A. E. & Bozkurt, D. K. & Sahin, L., (2015) “Prenatal diagnosis of fetal acrania using two and three dimensional ultrasound”, Proceedings in Obstetrics and Gynecology 5(1), 1–6. doi: https://doi.org/10.17077/2154-4751.1281

Rights: Copyright © 2015 Yetkin Karasu, Murat Bozkurt, Servet Gençdal, Gülşah Tanas, Suat Dede, Ayşe Ender Yumru, Duygu Kara Bozkurt, and Levent Sahin

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01 Aug 2015
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