Using three-dimensional ultrasound to detect craniosynostosis in a fetus with Pfeiffer syndrome.
A case of fetal Pfeiffer's syndrome is presented, showing the contribution of three dimensional (3D) sonography in the diagnosis of craniosynostosis--a major feature of this syndrome.
Benacerraf
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Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Spiro
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Mitchell
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D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000168:Acrocephalosyndactylia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*