title: Omphalopagus conjoined twins: ultrafast MR imaging findings.
abstract: Conjoined twins are a rare and often catastrophic obstetrical event. Although ultrasonography is widely used in the diagnosis of conjoined twins, it may fail to demonstrate the details in fetuses with complex anomalies, especially during late pregnancy. We present an omphalopagus conjoined twins case evaluated by HASTE magnetic resonance imaging, which showed the conjunction site and cranial anomalies, and aided antenatal counseling and neonatal surgical planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Atatürk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey. akkanrad@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mecit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kantarci
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alper
authors.forename: Suat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eren
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Onbaş
authors.forename: Naci
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ceviz
authors.forename: Ayhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taştekin
authors.forename: Irmak
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Durur
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014428:Twins, Conjoined / Q000473:pathology*