Normal and abnormal fetal brain development during the third trimester as demonstrated by neurosonography

Eur J Radiol. 2006 Feb;57(2):226-32. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2005.11.022. Epub 2006 Jan 4.

Abstract

The multiplanar neurosonographic examination of the fetus enables superb visualization of brain anatomy during pregnancy. The examination may be performed using a transvaginal or a transfundal approach and it is indicated in patients at high risk for CNS anomalies or in those with a suspicious finding during a routine examination. The purpose of this paper is to present a description of the normal brain and of abnormal findings usually diagnosed late in pregnancy, including malformations of cortical development, infratentorial anomalies, and prenatal insults.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain / abnormalities*
  • Brain / embryology
  • Echoencephalography / methods*
  • Female
  • Fetus / abnormalities*
  • Fetus / embryology
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Trimester, Third
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal / methods*