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Comparative X-ray morphometry of prenatal osteogenesis imperfecta type 2 and thanatophoric dysplasia: a contribution to prenatal differential diagnosis.
La Radiologia medica - 1 Nov 2017
Bondioni Maria Pia, Pazzaglia Ugo Ernesto, Izzi Claudia, Di Gaetano Giuseppe, Laffranchi Francesco, Baldi Maurizia, Prefumo Federico
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the paper was to assess the morphometric parameters to improve the specificity of the ultrasound (US) signs for the early differential diagnosis between two lethal dysplasias, as thanatophoric dysplasia (TD) and osteogenesis imperfecta type 2 (OI-2). METHOD: The diaphyseal length and the bowed shape of long bones associated with vertebral body dimension assessment were investigated in a...
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