3D Virtual Model Reconstruction by 3D Ultrasound Volume Data Sets in a Case of Prenatally Diagnosed Agnathia/Otocephaly Complex Associated with Multiple Congenital Anomalies

Fig. 17.1

Three-dimensional ultrasound in surface-rendering mode showing proboscis and severe hypotelorism

Fig. 17.2

3D virtual physical model showing the typical features of the congenital malformation

Fig. 17.3

Postmortem photographs showing the agnathia/otocephaly complex in lateral (a) and frontal (b) views confirming the accuracy of the prenatal ultrasound diagnosis

This work was based on a previously published report [4].

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