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Published	05/01/2023	Obstetrical Imaging: Fetal SpineIn a normal fetal spine, on the transverse axial plane there should be {{c1::three::how many?}} primary ossificat…
Published	05/01/2023	Obstetrical Imaging: Fetal SpineWhere are the primary ossification centers located in the fetal spine, in the transverse axial plane?{{c1::verteb…
Published	05/01/2023	Obstetrical Imaging: Fetal SpineIt is especially important to evaluate the {{c1::caudal}} end of the fetal spine, to assess for {{c2::neural tube defe…
Published	05/01/2023	Obstetrical Imaging: Fetal SpineWhen assessing the fetal spine, the spinal level can be determined by identifying the last {{c1::ossified}} vertebra
Published	05/01/2023	Obstetrical Imaging: Fetal SpineThe last ossified vertebra in the second trimester is {{c1::S4}}, in the third trimester is {{c1::S5}}
Published	05/01/2023	Obstetrical Imaging: Fetal SpineWhen evaluating the caudal end of the fetal spine, to assess for neural tube defects, it is important to assess t…
Published	05/01/2023	Obstetrical Imaging: Fetal SpineCase: transverse ultrasound of fetal abdomen at level of the stomach (ST)Yellow arrows: three {{c1::primary ossificati…
Published	05/01/2023	Obstetrical Imaging: Fetal SpineCase: sagittal ultrasound of fetal spineYellow arrows: two parallel echogenic lines...Red arrow: ...that con…
Published	05/01/2023	Obstetrical Imaging: Fetal Spine{{c2::Spinal dysphraphism}} is a spectrum of congenital anomalies due to incomplete {{c1::closure}} of the neural…
Published	05/01/2023	Obstetrical Imaging: Fetal SpineWhen spinal dysraphism results in a defect of the {{c2::posterior neural arch}}, the term {{c1::spina bifida}} is…
Published	05/01/2023	Obstetrical Imaging: Fetal SpineIn spina bifida:if the {{c1::meninges}} protrude through the dorsal defect, it is called a {{c2::meningocele}}if {{c1:…
Published	05/01/2023	Obstetrical Imaging: Fetal SpineWhich is more common, meningocele or myelomeningocele?{{c1::myelomeningocele}}
Published	05/01/2023	Obstetrical Imaging: Fetal SpineIn meningocele and myelomeningocele, protrusion through the posterior defect most commonly occurs at the {{c1::lu…
Published	05/01/2023	Obstetrical Imaging: Fetal SpineIn spina bifida, determination of the {{c1::spinal level}} the protrusion occurs at is useful for {{c2::prognosis…
Published	05/01/2023	Obstetrical Imaging: Fetal SpineIn spina bifida, imaging reveals a {{c1::cystic}} lesion protruding from the spinal canal at the midline back, wi…
Published	05/01/2023	Obstetrical Imaging: Fetal Spine{{c1::Sacrococcygeal teratoma}} is a {{c2::germ cell}} tumor of the sacrum
Published	05/01/2023	Obstetrical Imaging: Fetal SpineSacrococcygeal teratoma often presents prenatally as a mixed {{c1::solid}} and {{c1::cystic}} complex mass
Published	05/01/2023	Obstetrical Imaging: Fetal SpineSacrococcygeal teratoma may be associated with {{c1::high output}} cardiac failure
Published	05/01/2023	Obstetrical Imaging: Fetal SpineThe two primary differential considerations for a distal fetal spinal mass are {{c1::sacrococcygeal teratoma}} an…
Published	05/01/2023	Obstetrical Imaging: Fetal SpineWhen considering a distal fetal spinal mass:with a {{c2::myelomeningocele}}, the brain is {{c1::abnormal}}with a {{c2:…
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