Transvaginal sonography has become a major diagnostic tool for early observation of structural fetal anomalies, and has allowed the detection of fetal abnormalities as early as the first trimester. As image resolution improves, the ability to evaluate detailed fetal anatomy is expanding. It is important that sonographers and sonologists be able to recognize detail not previously available and distinguish normal from abnormal anatomy.
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