Prenatal diagnosis of thoracic ectopia cordis by real-time fetal cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and by echocardiography.
Ectopia cordis is a rare congenital defect commonly associated with intra- and extra-cardiac anomalies. This report highlights the complimentary use of echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for detailed prenatal characterization of the anomaly at 23-week gestation.
Moniotte
Stéphane
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Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. stephane.moniotte@uclouvain.be
Powell
Andrew J
AJ
Barnewolt
Carol E
CE
Annese
David
D
Geva
Tal
T
D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D054083:Ectopia Cordis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis