Clinica de Diagnostico por Imagem (CDPI), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The cleft lip with cleft palate represents a failure of lip and palate closure. Approximately 80% of cleft lip also has an associated cleft palate. Unilateral cleft lip and cleft palate is the most common form. The 3D ultrasound allows a better evaluation of the soft tissue and bone structures using the render mode and multiplanar capability. These anomalies can also be detected by MRI, especially when the assess of the fetal face is difficult by ultrasound. The karyotype should be offered because the increased risk for aneuploidy.
Sagittal and axial ultrasound showed a premaxillary protuberance from cleft palate and bilateral cleft lip