title: Diagnosis in utero of congenital hydrocephalus by sonography and computerized tomography.
abstract: Four patients with suspected fetal hydrocephalus in utero were examined by means of sonography and computerized tomography (CT). The diagnosis was confirmed in 3 cases, while the fourth was found to be normal. The mean radiation dose absorbed by the maternal ovaries was estimated by phantom measurements.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography