title: Imaging evaluation of fetal vascular anomalies.
abstract: Vascular anomalies can be detected in utero and should be considered in the setting of solid, mixed or cystic lesions in the fetus. Evaluation of the gray-scale and color Doppler US and MRI characteristics can guide diagnosis. We present a case-based pictorial essay to illustrate the prenatal imaging characteristics in 11 pregnancies with vascular malformations (5 lymphatic malformations, 2 Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome, 1 venous-lymphatic malformation, 1 Parkes-Weber syndrome) and vascular tumors (1 congenital hemangioma, 1 kaposiform hemangioendothelioma). Concordance between prenatal and postnatal diagnoses is analyzed, with further discussion regarding potential pitfalls in identification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, MLC 5031 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH, 45229-3039, USA, maria.calvo@cchmc.org.
authors.forename: Maria A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Calvo-Garcia
authors.forename: Beth M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Kline-Fath
authors.forename: Denise M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Bernadette L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: Foong-Yen
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Tal
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Laor
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000196:embryology; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000196:embryology