title: Technique of early sonographic diagnosis of bilateral cleft lip and palate.
abstract: High-resolution real-time ultrasound equipment will lead to the evolution of techniques for the prenatal diagnosis of subtle fetal anomalies not seen before. A technique for the diagnosis of bilateral cleft lip and palate before 20 weeks' gestation with real-time ultrasound equipment is described and illustrated. Examination of the fetal face in the frontal and coronal planes should allow the diagnosis of severe clefting at an early gestational age.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography