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CASE REPORT

Agenesis of Ductus Venosus Detected at 13 Weeks of Gestation: HDlive Flow Features

Toshiyuki Hata, Saori Bouno, Aya Koyanagi, Riko Takayoshi, Takahito Miyake, Mika Sugihara, Naoki Okimoto

Keywords : Case report, 3D reconstruction, Agenesis of ductus venosus, Dandy–Walker variant, First trimester, HDlive Flow, Radiant Flow

Citation Information : Hata T, Bouno S, Koyanagi A, Takayoshi R, Miyake T, Sugihara M, Okimoto N. Agenesis of Ductus Venosus Detected at 13 Weeks of Gestation: HDlive Flow Features. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2024; 18 (3):303-306.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-2031

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 30-09-2024

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2024; The Author(s).


Abstract

Objective: To present three-dimensional reconstruction of agenesis of ductus venosus (ADV) using HDlive Flow in the first trimester of pregnancy. Case description: A 35-year-old pregnant Japanese woman was referred to our ultrasound clinic at 13 weeks and 6 days of gestation because of fetal generalized skin edema. Color Doppler and HDlive Flow revealed ADV. Moreover, HDlive Flow clearly showed the spatial relationships among the descending aorta, umbilical vein, intrahepatic drainage to portal vein, and inferior vena cava. Chromosome analysis using amniocentesis at 16 weeks and 5 days revealed 46, XY. Second-trimester fetal screening at 18 weeks and 5 days showed partial agenesis of the cerebellar vermis (Dandy–Walker variant) and ADV. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed partial agenesis of the cerebellar vermis at 33 weeks and 6 days of gestation. Conclusion: HDlive Flow should be used as an adjunctive modality to diagnose fetal vascular abnormalities such as ADV even in the first trimester of pregnancy.


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