title: The use of modern ultrasound tridimensional techniques for the evaluation of fetal cerebral midline structures- a practical approach.
abstract: Fetal central nervous system midline structures represent an essential landmark for the confirmation of normality or for the identification of severe pathology. The ultrasound examination of the fetal brain using modern 3D techniques allows the creation of high sensitivity reconstructions. The facility of 3D volume acquisition permits the identification of corpus callosum, median septum, cavum septi pellucid and cerebellar vermis even in difficult cases. The examination should rely on both static (3D) and dynamic acquisition (4D). The use of a practical ultrasound protocol in clinical settings ensures the visualization of the midline cerebral structures in the vast majorities of fetuses. In selected cases MRI can be performed.
authors.affiliation: 1st Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Romania. muresandaniel01@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Muresan
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Roxana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Popa
authors.affiliation: 1st Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Florin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stamatian
authors.affiliation: 1st Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Ioana Cristina
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Rotar
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D054022:Cerebrum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology*; D004453:Echoencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal