Gelatin embedding and diagnostic ultrasound in the examination of the fetal and neonatal brain |
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| Authors: | S Knowles S Parker R C Weckert M E Furness |
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| Institution: | Departments of Pathology and Organ Imaging, Queen Victoria Hospital, 160 Fullarton Road, Rose Park, South Australia |
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| Abstract: | We describe a new method for the post-mortem examination of the fetal central nervous system. The brain is immobilized in gelatin prior to ultrasonic examination. Correlation with prenatal ultrasound is excellent and subsequent pathological examination is enhanced and facilitated. |
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| Keywords: | Fetal brain Necropsy Ultrasound |
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