Sonographic demonstration of fetal death in the absence of radiographic abnormality.
A case of intrauterine fetal demise was monitored over a 5-week period with serial sonographs and simultaneous radiographs. The diagnosis could not be established from the radiographs even 7 weeks postmortem. However, the initial sonographs established the diagnosis and subsequently presented a picture of increasing degeneration. Possible explanations for this are suggested.
D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005318:Fetal Heart; D005333:Fetus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014469:Umbilical Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities