Acardius Amorphus: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can be helpful in the Diagnosis when Ultrasound (US) is Inconclusive
An acardiac twin is rare and the diagnosis is commonly achieved from antenatal ultrasound (US) scans. However there have been cases where the appearances of the acardiac twin can be confusing and mimics a mass or tumour, for example, a teratoma. We experienced a case where the findings were unclear...
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| author | Abd. Aziz, Azian R, Anna Liza |
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| description | An acardiac twin is rare and the diagnosis is commonly achieved from antenatal ultrasound (US) scans. However there have been cases where the appearances of the acardiac twin can be confusing and mimics a mass or tumour, for example, a teratoma. We experienced a case where the findings were unclear from the antenatal ultrasound scans and we had to resort to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), where we finally made the correct diagnosis based on the identification of two umbilical cords, supplying the normal fetus and the ‘mass’ (acardiac twin)respectively. |
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| spelling | iium-217582013-04-27T08:34:12Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/21758/ Acardius Amorphus: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can be helpful in the Diagnosis when Ultrasound (US) is Inconclusive Abd. Aziz, Azian R, Anna Liza RG Gynecology and obstetrics An acardiac twin is rare and the diagnosis is commonly achieved from antenatal ultrasound (US) scans. However there have been cases where the appearances of the acardiac twin can be confusing and mimics a mass or tumour, for example, a teratoma. We experienced a case where the findings were unclear from the antenatal ultrasound scans and we had to resort to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), where we finally made the correct diagnosis based on the identification of two umbilical cords, supplying the normal fetus and the ‘mass’ (acardiac twin)respectively. Malaysian Medical Associations 2011-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/21758/1/Acardius_Amorphus.pdf Abd. Aziz, Azian and R, Anna Liza (2011) Acardius Amorphus: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can be helpful in the Diagnosis when Ultrasound (US) is Inconclusive. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 66 (5). pp. 510-512. ISSN 0300-5283 |
| spellingShingle | RG Gynecology and obstetrics Abd. Aziz, Azian R, Anna Liza Acardius Amorphus: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can be helpful in the Diagnosis when Ultrasound (US) is Inconclusive |
| title | Acardius Amorphus: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
can be helpful in the Diagnosis when Ultrasound (US) is
Inconclusive |
| title_full | Acardius Amorphus: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
can be helpful in the Diagnosis when Ultrasound (US) is
Inconclusive |
| title_fullStr | Acardius Amorphus: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
can be helpful in the Diagnosis when Ultrasound (US) is
Inconclusive |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acardius Amorphus: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
can be helpful in the Diagnosis when Ultrasound (US) is
Inconclusive |
| title_short | Acardius Amorphus: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
can be helpful in the Diagnosis when Ultrasound (US) is
Inconclusive |
| title_sort | acardius amorphus: magnetic resonance imaging (mri)
can be helpful in the diagnosis when ultrasound (us) is
inconclusive |
| topic | RG Gynecology and obstetrics |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/21758/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/21758/1/Acardius_Amorphus.pdf |