4D and Doppler sonography in the diagnosis and surveillance of a true cord knot

Marco Scioscia (1) , Mariangela Fornalè (2) , Francesco Bruni (2) , Daniela Peretti (2) , Giamberto Trivella (2)

1 Department of Obstetricas and Gynaecology
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Prenatal diagnosis of a true knot of the umbilical cord is very often an incidental observation at ultrasound with a difficult differential diagnosis between true and false knots. Furthermore, very little is known about the optimal management of these cases. We report the importance of color Doppler and four-dimensional ultrasound for the differential diagnosis in case of suspect of cord knot and the impact of Doppler flow velocimetry in the longitudinal management of such a case.

Mots clés: Medicine

Marco Scioscia, Mariangela Fornalè, Francesco Bruni, Daniela Peretti, Giamberto Trivella. 4D and Doppler sonography in the diagnosis and surveillance of a true cord knot. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, 2010, 39 (3), pp.157. ⟨10.1002/jcu.20757⟩. ⟨hal-00613765⟩