Anencephaly in one twin

Alaattin Kacar, MD, Halil Kocaaga, MD, Mehmet Uslu, MD, Yalcýn Daglýoz, MD

Balikesir, Turkey.

These are second trimester ultrasound images of twin pregnancy showing anencephaly of one of the fetuses and normal finding in the second fetus.

Images 1, 2: Twin A: Coronal and parasagittal views of the fetal face with missing cranial vault.

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Images 3, 4: Twin A: 3D images showing acrania

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Images 5, 6: Twin B: normal appearance of the head.

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