ArticleAustralasian journal of ultrasound in medicine2025
Vertebral Bone Density Abnormalities in Fetal Ultrasound: A Distinctive Clinical Sign of Spondylocarpotarsal Synostosis Syndrome
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- Vertebral Bone Density Abnormalities in Fetal Ultrasound: A Distinctive Clinical Sign of Spondylocarpotarsal Synostosis SyndromeAustralasian journal of ultrasound in medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Ultrasound diagnosis of fetal skeletal conditions remains challenging. Key Findings: We describe a case in which prenatal ultrasonography detected abnormal bone density in the fetal spine. The fetus showed abnormal spinal segmentation, characterised by demineralisation and lacunar morphological tracts. x-rays and histological examination confirmed the ultrasonographic findings. We describe a unique ultrasonographic phenotype of fetal spine that has not yet been described in the literature. This is likely associated with two Discussion: Fetal ultrasound, together with radiological investigations, clinical examination of the fetal phenotype and histological investigations are essential in directing molecular genetic testing to identify rare diseases. We review the literature and describe a prenatal case with abnormal bone density in the spine. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) analysis in the fetus was performed to explore variants compatible with ultrasound signs.
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