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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2009; 19(01): 78-80
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.45351
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Fetal diastematomyelia: MR imaging: A case report

Makarand Kulkarni
Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India
,
Mitosh Ruparel
Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India
,
Rajeev Redkar
Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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Abstract

MRI is increasingly being used in the diagnosis of fetal anomalies suspected on USG. The USG evaluation of fetal spinal anomalies is limited by acoustic shadowing, fetal position and the amount of liquor. Fetal MRI is able to show spinal anomalies well, as in our case of fetal diastematomyelia with a dorsal dermal sinus, suspected on USG at 28 weeks gestation.

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Diastematomyelia


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Article published online:
31 July 2021

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