23-week male fetus with a large myelocystocele

Sagittal (A) and axial (B) SSFSE T2-weighted MRI shows triangles of subcutaneous tissue extending into the sac margin, indicative of skin covering.

MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; SSFSE: single-shot fast spin echo.

Courtesy of Amy R Mehollin-Ray, MD.

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