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Late diagnosis of nonconjoined monoamniotic twins using computed tomographic imaging: a case report
S J Carlan1, J L Angel, S K Sawai
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
|September 1, 1990
Abstract:
Monoamniotic twin gestations, although rare, are associated with a high perinatal mortality rate. Early antenatal diagnosis is important to ensure optimal perinatal care. However, the diagnosis can be difficult to confirm, especially in late gestation when a dividing membrane may be difficult to visualize. Intra-amniotic injection of Renografin followed by a single-slice computed tomographic scan at the level of the umbilicus is described. This imaging method assisted in the confirmation of monoamniotic twinning.