title: [Prenatal detection of brain anomalies with ultrasonography].
abstract: Ultrasound is the first-line imaging study of the fetal brain performed at 12, 22 and 32 weeks of gestation. The very structured evaluation of biometric and morphological data, facilitated by the use of a checklist, ensures a high quality examination. All patients where an anomaly of any key element is suspected should be referred to a center dedicated to prenatal diagnosis for confirmation irrespective of the gestational age. Prenatal diagnosis plays a significant role in France since medical interruption of pregnancy until term is authorized.
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie pédiatrique, hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, AP-HP, 82, avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75674 Paris cedex 14, France. horpat@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hornoy
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mezzetta
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Adamsbaum
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004453:Echoencephalography; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal