CHSJ

Curr Health Sci J, vol. 38, no. 1, 2012

The Contribution And The Importance Of Modern Ultrasound Techniques In The Diagnosis Of Major Structural Abnormalities In The First Trimester

[Original Paper]

DRAGUSIN ROXANA(1), FLOREA MARIA(1), D. ILIESCU(1), SMARANDITA COTARCEA(2), STEFANIA TUDORACHE(1) , LILIANA NOVAC(1), N. CERNEA(1)


(1)Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova;
(2)Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emergency Municipal University Hospital “Filantropia”, Craiova


Abstract:

We describe a series of cases where modern ultrasound (US) techniques diagnosed major structural abnormalities of the fetus in the first trimester (FT), unapparent when using the basic protocol of US investigation. In some cases, major structural abnormalities can be revealed in the FT scan solely to specialized personnel. Perhaps early screening should be confined in specialized centers, because congenital abnormalities detailed diagnostic has a huge impact in counseling the couple and also in prenatal advice of future pregnancies


Keywords: Ultrasound, Structural Abnormalities, First Trimester



Corresponding: Iliescu Dominic, MD, PhD, Asistant Professor, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Str Petru Rares nr. 4, 200456, Craiova, Dolj, RomAnia; e-mail: dominic.iliescu@yahoo.com


DOI 10.12865/CHSJ.38.01.05 - Download PDF
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