Fetal MRI Characteristics of Exencephaly: A Case Report and Literature Review

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(a) Sagittal view fetal MRI demonstrating the absence of the calvarium with large mass of brain tissues hanging outside of the skull base and an incomplete layer of vascular epithelium covering the deformed brain. (b) Coronal view fetal MRI showing the intact skull base with normal appearing orbits and nasal cavity. (c) Sagittal view fetal MRI depicting the absence of the calvarium but intact orbits and skull base. The spine is normal without evidence of myelomeningocele. (d) Coronal view fetal MRI demonstrating exencephaly with grossly intact body organs.

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