Prenatal Diagnosis · 1983 · 11 citations · 3 references
MedicineObstetricsRadiologyObstetric UltrasoundPrenatal DiagnosisUltrasonographyFetal ImagingObstetric UltrasonographyOsteogenesis ImperfectaPregnancyPregnancy ImagingPrenatal ImagingFetal Skeletal ImagingFetal Ultrasound DiagnosisOsteogenesis Imperfecta ImagingPregnancy UltrasonographyRadiographic Imaging In PregnancyRadiologic EmbryologyRadiologic ImagingSecond Trimester Ultrasonography
Ultrasonography was performed during the second trimester (17 weeks) in a pregnancy at risk for osteogenesis imperfecta congenita (OI). The scan showed that the femur was short, bent and dense. Radiologic examination of the fetus after interruption of pregnancy showed typical X-ray changes of OI.
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