Visualization of the fetal circle of Willis and intra-cerebral arteries by color-coded Doppler.
We report here the visualization of the intra-cerebral vessels in a normal fetus of 28 weeks gestational age, by color-coded Doppler. The color-flow mapping method makes it possible to identify very small vessels that up to date could not be detected on B-mode imaging, and will permit new clinical and physiological studies of the circulation in specific areas of the fetal brain.
Arbeille
P H
PH
Unité INSERM 316, Système nerveux du foetus à l'enfant, Faculté de Médecine, Tours, France.
Tranquart
F
F
Berson
M
M
Roncin
A
A
Saliba
E
E
Pourcelot
L
L
D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000502:physiology*; D002941:Circle of Willis / Q000502:physiology*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second