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The sonographic diagnosis of chorionicity.
Prenatal Diagnosis 2005 September
The differentiation between mono- and dichorionic placentation in twin pregnancies is of clinical importance because of the significant difference in perinatal morbidity and mortality between the two, and the increased surveillance indicated in monochorionic gestations. Application of ultrasonography has enabled very precise prenatal determination of chorionicity. While this is best performed in the first trimester when accuracy approaches 100%, even in the third trimester, using a composite cascade of available sonographic features, accuracy has been reported to approach 97%. While two clearly separate placentae or discordant fetal gender conform to dichorionicity, in most twin pregnancies other features need to be assessed to determine chorionicity. The presence of the 'lambda' or the 'T' sign in the presence of a single placenta, best determined in the first trimester, is the most reliable indicator of chorionicity, with measurements of the inter-twin membrane thickness and counting of the membrane layers being less reliable. In this article, we review the sonographic features that help in the accurate depiction of chorionicity.
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