Gelatin embedding and diagnostic ultrasound in the examination of the fetal and neonatal brain.
We describe a new method for the post-mortem examination of the fetal central nervous system. The brain is immobilized in gelatin prior to ultrasonic examination. Correlation with prenatal ultrasound is excellent and subsequent pathological examination is enhanced and facilitated.
Knowles
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Department of Pathology, Queen Victoria Hospital, Rose Park, South Australia.
Parker
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Weckert
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Furness
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D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005333:Fetus / Q000473:pathology*; D005404:Fixatives; D005780:Gelatin; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography
D005404:Fixatives; D005780:Gelatin