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Prenatal Diagnosis of Anomalies of the Corpus Callosum with Three-Dimensional Ultrasound, Transvaginal Sonography, and Fetal MRI

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The corpus callosum (CC) is the main cerebral commissure connecting the two cerebral hemispheres. It consists of four parts: rostrum, genu, body, and splenium. CC abnormalities may be isolated or accompany other fetal intracranial pathologies. Ultrasonography (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are very helpful in diagnosing developmental abnormalities of CC. In this illustrated article, information about the evaluation of fetal CC pathologies with US and MRI is explained.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology, Aydin Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, Efeler, Aydın, Turkey

    Fedi Ercan

  2. Department of Radiology, Ege University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey

    Ali Çağlar Turgut

  3. Department of Histology and Embryology, Aydın Adnan Menderes University Health Sciences Institute, Efeler, Aydın, Turkey

    Ali Çağlar Turgut

  4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Aydin Maternity Hospital, Efeler, Aydın, Turkey

    Funda Köylüoğlu

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Türkiye

    Mehmet Turgut

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

    R. Shane Tubbs

  3. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Ankara Medipol University, Ankara, Türkiye

    Ahmet Tuncay Turgut

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Cuong C.J. Bui

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Ercan, F., Turgut, A.Ç., Köylüoğlu, F. (2023). Prenatal Diagnosis of Anomalies of the Corpus Callosum with Three-Dimensional Ultrasound, Transvaginal Sonography, and Fetal MRI. In: Turgut, M., Tubbs, R.S., Turgut, A.T., Bui, C.C. (eds) The Corpus Callosum. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38114-0_11

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