title: Diagnosing congenital malformation in utero: ultrasound.
abstract: The value of antenatal ultrasound in the detection of fetal defects is discussed in this article. The ways in which ultrasound diagnoses are made are reviewed as well as several of the most important anomalies that may be detected with this diagnostic tool.
mesh_terms: D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005324:Fetal Movement; D006547:Hernia / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography