Open Access
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J Dentofacial Anom Orthod
Volume 15, Number 4, 2012
Labio-maxillary-palatal clefts (2)
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Article Number | 402 | |
Number of page(s) | 10 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/odfen/2012302 | |
Published online | 09 November 2012 |
J Dentofacial Anom Orthod 2012;15:402
Facial clefts diagnosed before birth: routine ultrasound screening at the multi-disciplinary center for prenatal diagnosis (PCPD)
Address for correspondence: P. Bach-Ségura, Service d’imagerie périnatale et de la femme Maternité régionale de Nancy 10 rue du Dr Heydenreich CS 742136 54042 Nancy cedex p.bach@maternite.chu-nancy.fr
Since 2005 in France, the national technical committee of prenatal ultra-sound screening (CNTE) has recommended that pregnant women have a routine second trimester ultrasound screening for facial clefts. The view on the coronal reference plane visualizes the continuity of the upper lip, and makes it possible to detect most facial clefts, but not isolated palatal clefts.
Key words: Facial cleft / Prenatal diagnosis / Ultrasound
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