Placenta
Volume 28 , Pages S14-S22 , April 2007

In Utero Imaging of the Placenta: Importance for Diseases of Pregnancy

  • J.S. Abramowicz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush University, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 312 942 9428; fax: +1 312 942 6606.
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  • E. Sheiner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush University, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

,Accepted 9 February 2007.

  • Image Result

    Placenta previa. (a) Complete previa. The cervix is between the arrow heads. Internal os to the left. (b) Marginal previa. The placental edge is 1.1cm from the internal os. The placenta is posterior.

    Placenta previa. (a) Complete previa. The cervix is between the arrow heads. Internal os to the left. (b) Marginal previa. The placental edge is 1.1cm from the internal os. The placenta is posterior.

  • Image Result

    Placenta accreta/increta. (a) Accreta. Note absence of retroplacental echofree space as well as typical cystic spaces (“Swiss cheese” appearance). (b) Increta (possibly percreta). Note cervical invasi

    Placenta accreta/increta. (a) Accreta. Note absence of retroplacental echofree space as well as typical cystic spaces (“Swiss cheese” appearance). (b) Increta (possibly percreta). Note cervical invasion by placental tissue.

  • Image Result
    Cord insertion. (a) Normal cord insertion. (b) Velamentous insertion of the cord in a case of accessory placental lobe.

    Cord insertion. (a) Normal cord insertion. (b) Velamentous insertion of the cord in a case of accessory placental lobe.

  • Image Result
    Vasa previa in a case of twins. Note umbilical cord of Twin B (marked “B”) and vessels of twin A (“A”) in close contact with the cervix.

    Vasa previa in a case of twins. Note umbilical cord of Twin B (marked “B”) and vessels of twin A (“A”) in close contact with the cervix.

PII: S0143-4004(07)00037-9

doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2007.02.004

Placenta
Volume 28 , Pages S14-S22 , April 2007

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