title: Imaging of fetal ectopia cordis: roles of sonography and computed tomography.
abstract: Four cases of ectopia cordis are described. The fetal sonographic appearance is demonstrated, and the postnatal use of computed tomography in the estimation of thoracic volumes for surgical planning is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography