title: Sonography of the fetal central nervous system.
abstract: This article presents a general overview of fetal sonography and an approach to the sonographic evaluation of the fetal central nervous system. Annotated images of anomalies of the fetal head, brain, spine, face, and neck are shown. Sonographic technique,including the choice of transducers and imaging windows is presented. The complementary relationship of fetal neurosonography and fetal MR imaging is covered, and the strengths and weaknesses of each modality are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Advanced Fetal Care Center, Children's Hospital Boston, MA 02115, USA. carol.barnewolt@childrens.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Carol E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Barnewolt
authors.forename: Judy A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Estroff
mesh_terms: D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D004453:Echoencephalography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006257:Head / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014159:Transducers; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods