Prenatal Diagnosis of Orofacial and Neck Tumors
Fig. 6.1 Glial fibers intermixed with a rich vascular network Its diagnosis is rarely described prenatally; in cases reported, the finding was usually during the second or third trimester when…
The Role of 2D/3D/4D Ultrasound in the Prenatal Assessment of Cleft Lip and Palate
Fig. 4.1 The LAHSAL system, proposed by Kriens in 1989 [7], is a modification of the Y of Kernahan [6] The role of prenatal ultrasound is to diagnose the cleft,…
Evaluation of the Fetal Face in the First Trimester
Fig. 3.1 Sagittal two-dimensional ultrasound view in a 13-week fetus. The fetal profile is clearly depicted despite the small size of the fetal face; calipers denote the nasion-to-chin distance, which…
Micrognathia
Fig. 7.1 Three-dimensional ultrasound with post-processing rendering using HDLive™ shows a midtrimester fetus with micrognathia and low-set ears (Courtesy of Dr. G. Grisolia) After the sixth gestational week, mandibular development…
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the Evaluation of the Fetal Face
Fig. 8.1 Normal fetus at 32 weeks of gestation. (a) Axial SSFP shows upper lip (arrow) and alveolus (arrowheads) without filling defects. (b) Coronal T2WI shows normal palate with hypointense…
Prenatal Diagnosis of Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Using 3D Ultrasound and Fetal MRI
Fig. 19.1 Three-dimensional ultrasound and three-dimensional MRI demonstrated macroglossia (arrow) Fig. 19.2 Two-dimensional ultrasound, three-dimensional ultrasound, and fetal MRI demonstrated macroglossia (arrow) Fig. 19.3 Two-dimensional ultrasound, three-dimensional ultrasound, and postnatal…
Development and Autopsy Assessment of the Fetal Head and Face
(1) Department of Paediatric Pathology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, WC1N 3JH, UK J. Ciaran Hutchinson Email: Neil.Sebire@gosh.nhs.uk 10.1 Overview Embryonic development of the head and face is…
The Fetal Brain in Fetuses with Orofacial Abnormalities
Fig. 9.1 Stillbirth with frontonasal dysplasia. Note the broad nasal cleft and extreme hypertelorism (a) and the presence of an occipital cephalocele (b) The association between open neural tube defects…
Unilateral Agenesis of the Mandible (Agnathia) in a Fetus with 4p-/10q Duplication Associated with Balanced Paternal Cryptic 4p/10q Translocation: Multidisciplinary Management of a Complex Case
, Gabriele Tonni2 , Elisabetta Pelo3 and Marco di Maurizio4 (1) Prenatal Diagnostic Unit, University Hospital Meyer, Florence, Italy (2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Prenatal Diagnostic Service, Guastalla Civil Hospital, AUSL Reggio Emilia, Reggio…
Acromelic Frontonasal Dysplasia (Median Cleft Face Syndrome)
Fig. 15.1 Three-dimensional ultrasound at 16 weeks 5 days of gestation in the axial plane (a) and surface rendering mode (b) demonstrating an exophytic midline lesion originating from the brain…
