Items for "Chiari II malformation"
Aim: To evaluate the positive predictive value of the midsagittal view of the fetal brain in recognizing the cause of ventriculomegaly diagnosed with traditional axial scan.
Methods: Fifty-eight pregnant women, referred to our Center following a generic diagnosis of ventriculomegaly have been evaluated: 38 had marked and 20 had borderline ventriculomegaly...
Keywords: Chiari II malformation, corpus callosum, Dandy-Walker complex, fetus, hydrocephalus, prenatal diagnosis, ultrasound, ventriculomegaly
10/2005 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Aims: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of sonographic signs that may be looked for in fetuses with spina bifida.
Methods: Forty-nine fetuses affected by spina bifida were enrolled, at a gestational age of 18–28 weeks...
Keywords: Brain anatomy, Chiari II malformation, open and closed defects, spina bifida
07/2008 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter