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An Abnormal Blood Vessel in a Fetus at 22 Weeks of Gestation
Journal of Medical Ultrasound (2015) 23, 158
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IMAGING FOR RESIDENTS
An Abnormal Blood Vessel in a Fetus at 22 Weeks of Gestation Fong-Ming Chang 1,2* 1
FMC e Fetal Medicine Center, Tai-Ang Clinic, and 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan
Section 1dQuiz A 30-year-old woman was referred to the Fetal Medicine Center of our institution for fetal echocardiography at 22 weeks of gestation. She had an uneventful medical and obstetrical history. Her family history was also not contributory. The fetus was a singleton, with appropriate size for gestation. The Level II fetal ultrasound examination yielded a normal result. Color Doppler echocardiography revealed an abnormal vessel at the three-vessel-trachea view (Fig. 1, small arrows). What is the diagnosis?
Fig. 1 An abnormal blood vessel (small arrows) was illustrated at the three-vessel-trachea view by using color Doppler ultrasound.
Conflict of interests: None. * Correspondence to: Dr Fong-Ming Chang, FMC e Fetal Medicine Center, Tai-Ang Clinic, 18 See-Hua Street, Tainan 70449, Taiwan. E-mail address: [email protected]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmu.2015.08.001 0929-6441 Open access under CC BY-NC-ND license.
Available online at www.sciencedirect.com
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IMAGING FOR RESIDENTS
An Abnormal Blood Vessel in a Fetus at 22 Weeks of Gestation Fong-Ming Chang 1,2* 1
FMC e Fetal Medicine Center, Tai-Ang Clinic, and 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan
Section 1dQuiz A 30-year-old woman was referred to the Fetal Medicine Center of our institution for fetal echocardiography at 22 weeks of gestation. She had an uneventful medical and obstetrical history. Her family history was also not contributory. The fetus was a singleton, with appropriate size for gestation. The Level II fetal ultrasound examination yielded a normal result. Color Doppler echocardiography revealed an abnormal vessel at the three-vessel-trachea view (Fig. 1, small arrows). What is the diagnosis?
Fig. 1 An abnormal blood vessel (small arrows) was illustrated at the three-vessel-trachea view by using color Doppler ultrasound.
Conflict of interests: None. * Correspondence to: Dr Fong-Ming Chang, FMC e Fetal Medicine Center, Tai-Ang Clinic, 18 See-Hua Street, Tainan 70449, Taiwan. E-mail address: [email protected]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmu.2015.08.001 0929-6441 Open access under CC BY-NC-ND license.