"Bullet"-shaped head in fetuses with spina bifida: a pointer to the spinal lesion.
A "bullet"-shaped head, characterized by flattening in the parietal regions with pointing of the frontal bones, was noted in ultrasound examinations of fetuses with neural tube defects. In a series of 12 fetuses with spinal defects, this finding was present in nine. This abnormal head shape is a useful pointer to the spinal lesion.
Chambers
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Radiology and Ultrasound Department, Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Muir
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Bell
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D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006257:Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography