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Published in: Abdominal Radiology 3/2021

01-03-2021 | Classics in Abdominal Radiology

Spalding sign

Authors: Felipe Matsunaga, Sree Harsha Tirumani

Published in: Abdominal Radiology | Issue 3/2021

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The Spalding sign, an eponym indicative of intrauterine fetal demise which refers to overlapping fetal cranial bones at the sutures, was first described by the obstetrician Alfred Baker Spalding in a case series in 1922 based on the radiographic appearance of these osseous structures [1]. In addition to the detection of gas within the heart and great vessels, it remained one of the few specific radiographic signs of fetal demise prior to the use of ultrasonography for the detection of fetal heart rate. Though initially a radiographic finding, the sign is still nevertheless visualized sonographically. …
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1.
Spalding, Alfred Baker. A pathognomonic sign of intra-uterine death. Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics. 1922;34:754.
2.
Townsend L. Obstetrics for students. [2d ed. Carlton, Victoria]: Melbourne University Press; 1969. 722 p.
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Title
Spalding sign
Authors
Felipe Matsunaga
Sree Harsha Tirumani
Publication date
01-03-2021
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Abdominal Radiology / Issue 3/2021
Print ISSN: 2366-004X
Electronic ISSN: 2366-0058
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-020-02769-z

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