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Pediatric Radiology
Published in: Pediatric Radiology 10/2011

01-10-2011 | Case Report

A well-documented multimodality imaging approach to fetus in fetu: pre- and postnatal imaging features

Authors: Sara Savelli, Monica Antonello, Lucia Pasquini, Bruno Noccioli, Claudio Fonda

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 10/2011

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Excerpt

Fetus in fetu (FIF) is a very rare congenital condition with an incidence of 1/500,000 live births [1]. It resembles a mature teratoma, but also contains a vertebral column and shows a variable degree of organogenesis [2]. The abnormality has the features of a monozygotic diamniotic, parasitic twin, is attached by vascular anastomoses to its host twin’s chorionic circulation and is typically incorporated into the body of its host twin [3]. …
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Metadata
Title
A well-documented multimodality imaging approach to fetus in fetu: pre- and postnatal imaging features
Authors
Sara Savelli
Monica Antonello
Lucia Pasquini
Bruno Noccioli
Claudio Fonda
Publication date
01-10-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Radiology / Issue 10/2011
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-011-2070-y

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