This site is targeted at medical and radiology professionals, contains user contributed content, and material that may be confusing to a lay audience. Use of this site implies acceptance of our Terms of Use.

Anencephaly

Case contributed by: Dr Praveen Jha

Presentation:

29 year old female presented at 18 weeks gestation, to confirm her previous reports mentioning a gross congenital anomaly. It took some sonographic demonstration to convince her about the situation.

Patient Data:

Age: 29 years
Gender: Female
Race: Indian/Pakistani
From the case: Anencephaly

Antenatal ultrasound

Modality: Ultrasound

Loading more images...

Loadinganimation
  • <p>Grey Scale USG reveals absence of cranium</p> Anencephaly

Grey Scale USG reveals absence of cranium

Anencephaly

Ultrasound demonstrates absence of skull and cerebral hemispheres.

Case Discussion:

Ultrasound is an extremely important tool in the assessment of pregnancies. In this case of anencephaly, the features are striking, and are not compatible with life.

Related articles

Updating… Please wait.
Loadinganimation

 Details successfully updated.

Error Unable to process the form. Check for errors and try again.

 Thank you for updating your details.