Fetus No. | Mother’s Age (y) | Gestational Age (wks) | Clinical or Prenatal Problem at US | Prenatal Brain T2-Weighted SS FSE Findings | Postnatal Brain MR or US Findings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 34 | 30 | Intestinal occlusion | Normal | Normal (US) |
2 | 32 | 32 | Mega-cisterna magna | Mega-cisterna magna | Posterior fossa arachnoid cyst; normal cerebellum vermis, and cerebral hemispheres (MR) |
3 | 35 | 24 | TTTS, larger (receiver) twin studied | Normal | Normal (MR) |
4 | 33 | 28 | TTTS, larger (receiver) twin studied | Normal | Normal (MR) |
5 | 23 | 29 | Mega-cisterna magna | Mega-cisterna magna | Mega-cisterna magna; normal cerebellum, vermis, and cerebral hemispheres (MR) |
6 | 27 | 34 | Neck mass | Normal | Normal (US) (neck cystic hygroma at surgery) |
7 | 35 | 24 | Lumbar hemivertebrae | Normal | Not available (pregnancy terminated; skeletal malformations, no meningocele, and normal brain at autopsy; normal chromosomic map). |
8 | 28 | 25 | Facial anomalies | Normal | Normal (US) (facial anomalies not confirmed) |
9 | 37 | 23 | Two previous pregnancies with corpus callosum agenesis | Normal | Normal (US) |
10 | 31 | 29 | Intestinal occlusion | Normal | Normal (US) |
11 | 37 | 22 | Pulmonary adenoid cystic malformation | Normal | Normal (US) |
12 | 29 | 32 | Amnionic bands and oligohydramnios | Normal | Normal (US) |
13 | 34 | 25 | Diaphragmatic herniation | Normal | Normal (MR) |
14 | 32 | 35 | Focal hepatic lesion | Normal | Normal (US) |
15 | 37 | 22 | One previous pregnancy with corpus callosum agenesis | Normal | Normal (US) |
Note.—TTTS indicates twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome; SS FSE, single-shot fast spin echo.