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11-13 week antenatal scan

11-13 week antenatal (nuchal translucency) scan is considered a routine investigation advised for fetal well-being as well as for early screening in pregnancy (see antenatal screening). It includes multiple components and is highly dependent on the operator. Traditionally three factors are used...
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Acrania, exencephaly and spina bifida

  Diagnosis certain
Ayush Goel
Published 15 Jun 2017
75% complete
Ultrasound
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Acrania-exencephaly sequence

  Diagnosis almost certain
Mohd Imran
Published 23 Nov 2009
69% complete
Ultrasound X-ray
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Anencephaly

Anencephaly is the most severe form of cranial neural tube defect and is characterized by an absence of cortical tissue (although the brainstem and cerebellum may be variably present) as well as an absence of the cranial vault. The morphological spectrum within anencephaly ranges from holocrania...
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Anencephaly

  Diagnosis almost certain
Aws Qahtan Hamdi
Published 07 May 2022
79% complete
Ultrasound
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Arnold Chiari malformation type II

  Diagnosis certain
Ghada Sheta
Published 12 Jun 2020
90% complete
MRI
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Banana sign (cerebellum)

The banana sign is one of the many notable fruit inspired signs. This sign is seen on axial imaging through the posterior fossa of fetuses with associated conditions such as  Chiari II malformation and/or spina bifida. In Chiari II malformation, the banana sign describes the way the cerebellum...
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Bilateral clubfoot - congenital talipes equinovarus

  Diagnosis almost certain
Satish Kumar Gupta
Published 16 Aug 2023
82% complete
Ultrasound
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Cephalocele

Cephalocele refers to the outward herniation of CNS contents through a defect in the cranium. The vast majority are midline. Epidemiology The estimated incidence is 0.8-4:10,000 live births 13 with a well recognized geographical variation between types; however, this has been speculated to be ...
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Chiari II malformation

Chiari II malformations are relatively common congenital malformations of the spine and posterior fossa characterized by myelomeningocele (lumbosacral spina bifida aperta) and a small posterior fossa with descent of the brainstem, cerebellar tonsils, and vermis through the foramen magnum. Numero...
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Congenital talipes equinovarus

Congenital talipes equinovarus is considered the most common anomaly affecting the feet diagnosed on antenatal ultrasound. Terminology While some use talipes equinovarus and clubfoot synonymously, in certain publications, the term clubfoot is considered a more general descriptive term that des...
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Craniorachischisis

  Diagnosis almost certain
N Seth
Published 27 May 2022
75% complete
Ultrasound
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Craniorachischisis

Craniorachischisis, also known as craniorachischisis totalis, is a rare birth defect and the most severe of the neural tube defects. It refers to the presence of both anencephaly and spina bifida. Epidemiology In one study the prevalence of craniorachischisis was 0.51 per 10,000 live births in...
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Edwards syndrome

Edwards syndrome, also known as trisomy 18, along with Down syndrome (trisomy 21) and Patau syndrome (trisomy 13), make up the only three autosomal trisomies to be compatible with extrauterine life in non-mosaic forms, albeit in the case of Edward syndrome only for a week or so.  Epidemiology ...
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Exencephaly

  Diagnosis certain
Maulik S Patel
Published 06 May 2022
91% complete
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Fetal conditions associated with maternal diabetes

There are numerous fetal congenital anomalies associated with maternal diabetes.  They include cardiac: congenital cardiac anomalies ventricular septal defect (VSD) 5 conotruncal anomalies transposition of the great arteries (TGA) truncus arteriosus fetal congestive cardiac failure (witho...
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Fetal MRI

Fetal MRI allows for detailed imaging of the developing fetus in utero. Fast sequences are required due to fetal movement 1. Fetal MRI is most commonly utilized when ultrasound findings are equivocal. Fetal anatomy can be evaluated in detail including the brain, upper aerodigestive tract, thorax...
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Jarcho-Levin syndrome

  Diagnosis certain
Fabien Ho
Published 18 Jan 2018
91% complete
Ultrasound X-ray
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Lemon sign

The lemon sign, noted on antenatal imaging, is one of the many notable fruit-inspired signs. It is a feature when there appears to be an indentation of the frontal bone (depicting that of a lemon). It is classically seen as a sign of a Chiari II malformation and also seen in the majority (90-98%...
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Myelomeningocele

Myelomeningocele, also known as spina bifida cystica, is a complex congenital spinal anomaly that results in spinal cord malformation (myelodysplasia).  Epidemiology It is one of the commonest congenital CNS anomalies and thought to occur in approximately 1:500 of live births 5. There may be a...

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