Diagnosis of fetal anomalies by three-dimensional imaging using helical computed tomography

✍ Scribed by Satoshi Sohda; Hiromi Hamada; Akinori Oki; Mariko Iwasaki; Takeshi Kubo

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 126 KB
• Volume: 17
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0197-3851
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199707)17:7<670::aid-pd113>3.0.co;2-8

✦ Synopsis

We present the first report on the use of helical computed tomography (CT), a new, non-invasive diagnostic technique that produces three-dimensional (3-D) images, in prenatal diagnosis. This technique was used to construct 3-D images in the prenatal diagnosis of two anomalous fetuses. The 3-D images provided clear information about the anomalies: trisomy 18 in one case and cystic hygroma in the other. In one case, rapid intervention after a planned Caesarean section prevented respiratory distress. Surgery to correct the anomaly was performed 2 days postnatally; the infant recovered uneventfully.