Prenatal ultrasonic diagnosis of arteriovenous malformation of the vein of Galen.
A case of an arteriovenous malformation of the vein of Galen diagnosed in utero by ultrasound is presented. Upon review of the literature only two cases of prenatal sonographic diagnosis of this entity have been described. The prenatal sonographic features of this rare disorder are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography