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Ultraschall Med 2020; 41(05): 468-470
DOI: 10.1055/a-1222-3072
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Demonstration of the Normal and Abnormal Fetal Metopic Suture by Means of 3D Ultrasound

Demonstration der normalen und abnormalen fetalen Sutura frontalis (metopica) mittels 3D-Ultraschalls
Sonila Pashaj
  Centre for Ultrasound and Prenatal Medicine, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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Eberhard Merz
  Centre for Ultrasound and Prenatal Medicine, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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Knowledge of the normal sonographic development of the fetal skull and in particular the sonographic change of the metopic suture during fetal development is important. Abnormal patterns of the metopic suture are associated with genetic syndromes, metabolic diseases and chromosomal abnormalities [1] [2] [3].



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