Fig. 9
From: Perinatal post mortem ultrasound (PMUS): a practical approach
Transverse imaging through the lower thoracic cavity in a 20-week gestational-aged foetus, 2 days after death following termination of pregnancy for suspected renal agenesis. Termination was performed by in utero foetal intra-cardiac injection of potassium chloride. Postmortem ultrasound (a) and postmortem T2-weighted MRI at 1.5 T (b) both demonstrate haemorrhage within the right pericardial (yellow asterisk) and pleural space (yellow dotted arrow). It is also possible to visualise the ‘normal’ consolidated right lower lobe of the lung (white solid arrow) and a small pericardial effusion (white dotted arrow). These are typical foeticide-related changes and iatrogenic in nature