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|Poll|June 10, 2014

Image IQ: Anatomy of the Fetal Spine

Challenge your anatomy skills: Can you identify the spinal structure?

What structure or anomaly is the arrow pointing to in this image of a 20-week fetal spine?

Image courtesy of Mayank Chowdhury, MD

1. Meningocele
2. Syringomyelia
3. Filum terminale
4. Spina bifida
5. Lipoma of spinal cord

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