Author(s)

Erica Stein Ciasca, Fernando Maia Peixoto-Filho, Pedro Daltro, Heron Werner, Adriana Viana, Renato Augusto Moreira de Sá

Clínica de Diagnóstico Por Imagem-CDPI, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Department of Obstetrics-Instituto Fernandes Figueira-IFF/FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Instituto Fernandes Figueira-IFF/FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Universidade Federal Fluminense-NEASMI/PGCM, Niterói, Brazil.

Four cases of proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD) in an otherwise healthy infant are described. Antenatal diagnosis was made at 27, 23, 23 and 18 weeks of gestation by routine ultrasound (US) examination. Computer Tomography (CT) was performed after 30 weeks of gestation and confirmed the images obtained by US. The diagnosis was confirmed after delivery. These cases illustrate the importance of combining US and CT to improve accuracy of prenatal diagnosis of skeletal disorders.

Prenatal Diagnosis; Ultrasonography; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Limb Deformities; Congenital

Ciasca, E. , Peixoto-Filho, F. , Daltro, P. , Werner, H. , Viana, A. and Sá, R. (2013) Prenatal Diagnosis of Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency Combining Ultrasound and Computer Tomography. Advances in Computed Tomography, 2, 102-106. doi: 10.4236/act.2013.23018.