Second trimester ultrasounds of fetal anomalies in the head and chest
A collection of ultrasounds showing fetal anomalies in the brain/skull, face, neck, chest, and heart.
Around 18 to 20 weeks, it's possible to evaluate most anatomic structures using detailed ultrasound. For more information on using ultrasound for the detection of fetal anomalies, click here. Here are 16 ultrasounds taken in the second trimester showing anomalies in the brain/skull, face, neck, chest, and heart.
Figure 9. Second trimester holoprosencephaly
Figure 10. Second trimester cephalocele
Figure 11. Second trimester anencephaly
Figure. 12 Second trimester ventriculomegaly
Figure 13. Second trimester Dandy-Walker malformation
Figure 14. Second trimester banana sign
Figure 15. Second trimester lemon sign
Figure 16. Second trimester agenesis of the corpus callosum
Figure 17. Second trimester micrognathia
Figure 18. Second trimester cleft lip and palate
Figure 19. Second trimester bilateral (median) cleft lip
Figure 20. Second trimester left sided diaphragmatic hernia
Figure 21. Second trimester right sided diaphragmatic hernia
Figure 22. Second trimester atrial and ventricular septal cardiac defects
Figure 23. Second trimester overriding aorta in a case of tetralogy of Fallot
Figure 24. Second trimester transposition of the great vessels
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