TY - JOUR
T1 - Prenatal ultrasound findings in diagnosis of fetal hemivertebrae
AU - Li, Jing Yu
AU - Wang, Bin
AU - Cai, Ai Lu
AU - Xie, Li Mei
AU - Wang, Xiao Guang
AU - Wang, Bing
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 by the Press of Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging and Technology.
PY - 2014/10/20
Y1 - 2014/10/20
N2 - Objective: To explore the ultrasonographic characteristics of fetal hemivertebrae. Methods: Prenatal ultrasound data of 29 fetuses with hemivertebrae confirmed by imaging examination after odinopoeia or birth were retrospectively analyzed. Results: The ultrasonography characteristics of fetal hemivertebrae were found as followed: In sagittal section, the spine lose the normal curve, the affected vertebra was not in alignment and was smaller than the normal vertebra. In coronal section, the affected vertebra was triangle or wedge and the spine was shown as scoliosis or angulation deformity. In cross section, the affected vertebra was smaller than the normal one with irregular shape. The hemivertebrae occurred in the thoracic vertebra in 14 fetuses (14/29, 48.28%), in the lumbar vertebra in 13 fetuses (13/29, 44.83%) and in the sacral coccygeal vertebra in 2 fetuses (2/29, 6.90%). There were 12 fetuses (12/29, 41.38%) being complicated with 15 kinds of congenital malformations, among them congenital heart disease was common. Conclusion: There is certain characteristics of fetal hemivertebrae in prenatal ultrasound and congenital heart disease is a common complicated deformity.
AB - Objective: To explore the ultrasonographic characteristics of fetal hemivertebrae. Methods: Prenatal ultrasound data of 29 fetuses with hemivertebrae confirmed by imaging examination after odinopoeia or birth were retrospectively analyzed. Results: The ultrasonography characteristics of fetal hemivertebrae were found as followed: In sagittal section, the spine lose the normal curve, the affected vertebra was not in alignment and was smaller than the normal vertebra. In coronal section, the affected vertebra was triangle or wedge and the spine was shown as scoliosis or angulation deformity. In cross section, the affected vertebra was smaller than the normal one with irregular shape. The hemivertebrae occurred in the thoracic vertebra in 14 fetuses (14/29, 48.28%), in the lumbar vertebra in 13 fetuses (13/29, 44.83%) and in the sacral coccygeal vertebra in 2 fetuses (2/29, 6.90%). There were 12 fetuses (12/29, 41.38%) being complicated with 15 kinds of congenital malformations, among them congenital heart disease was common. Conclusion: There is certain characteristics of fetal hemivertebrae in prenatal ultrasound and congenital heart disease is a common complicated deformity.
KW - Fetus
KW - Hemivertebrae
KW - Ultrasonography, prenatal
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85013453553
VL - 30
SP - 1541
EP - 1543
JO - Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology
JF - Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology
SN - 1003-3289
IS - 10
ER -