Abstract

Conjoined twins are an extremely rare congenital malformation without any known genetic predisposition. Omphalopagus twins are the second most common variety of conjoined twins and usually are joined at the umbilicus. We present omphalopagus conjoined twins demonstrated with true FISP (fast imaging with steady-state procession) and HASTE (half- Fourier acquisition single-shot turbo spin-echo) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences, which showed Dandy- Walker malformation in one of the pair. To our knowledge, this is the first case of conjoined twins with this malformation, which was diagnosed with ultrafast MRI.

Details

Title
MRI of omphalopagus conjoined twins with a Dandy-Walker malformation: prenatal true FISP and HASTE sequences
Author
Özkan Ünal; Arslan, Halil; Adali, Ertan; Aydin Bora; Yildizhan, Recep; Avcu, Serhat
Pages
66-69
Section
Fetal Imaging - Case Report
Publication year
2010
Publication date
Mar 2010
Publisher
Aves Yayincilik Ltd. STI.
ISSN
13053825
e-ISSN
13053612
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1676104678
Copyright
Copyright Aves Yayincilik Ltd. STI. Mar 2010