Fetal pericardial fluid: a normal finding of the second half of gestation.
In a series of 104 consecutive pregnancies ranging from 20 to 40 weeks' gestation which were examined with real-time ultrasound, we observed 46 fetuses with pericardial fluid. High resolution makes the detection of normal pericardial fluid now feasible.
D001826:Body Fluids / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D010496:Pericardium / Q000196:embryology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography