Low-Dose Fetal CT in the Prenatal Evaluation of Skeletal Dysplasias and Other Severe Skeletal Abnormalities

Abstract

Although low-dose fetal CT should never be used as the initial diagnostic modality in cases of suspected skeletal dysplasia, it is a powerful imaging adjunct that depicts the fetal bones in exquisite detail. Use of CT of fetuses at risk of skeletal dysplasia may provide clinicians with more accurate information for counseling of families regarding neonatal morbidity and mortality.