Fetus-in-fetu is a rare congenital malformation in which a vertebra fetus is enclosed within the abdomen of a normally developing fetus. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appears to be an ideal tool for demonstrating the wide range of tissue within such lesions, but there are only a few reports of the use of MRI in the identif ication of this anomaly. We present a case of fetus-in-fetu in which ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between parameters of diastolic function, loading conditions and remodeling of the left ventricle in the appropriate-for-gestational age and small-for-gestational age fetus. METHODS Two-dimensional echocardiographic left ventricular images were digitized in 24 appropriate-for-gestational age and 14 small-for-gestational age fetuses. The maximal short ...