title: Hepatic vascular calcification: an early second trimester sonographic feature of idiopathic infantile arterial calcinosis.
abstract: Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of idiopathic infantile arterial calcinosis has been limited to the third trimester. We report a monozygotic twin gestation for which an 18-week ultrasound detected the unique finding of hepatic vascular calcification as the earliest feature of the disorder. In contrast to previous reports, second-trimester ultrasound may permit timely diagnosis of idiopathic infantile arterial calcinosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wax
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blackstone
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Pinette
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cartin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000235:genetics; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000235:genetics