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Rachischisis with extensive clefts in the posterior part of the fetal vertebrae

Three-dimensional HDlive rendered images at 17 weeks of gestation showing an extensive spinal cleft in the posterior part of the fetal vertebrae from the upper cervical region to the sacrum (white arrowheads). (Source: Sugiura T, Sato Y, Nakanami N, Tsukimori K. Prenatal sonographic image of sirenomelia with anencephaly and craniorachischisis totalis. Case Rep Obstet Gynecol 2018;2018:7058253. Creative Commons Attribution [CC BY 4.0] license, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.)