2006-01--24-14 False ventricular septal defect  © Manson www.thefetus.net/

False ventricular septal defect

Francois Manson, MD

France

This is a fetus with a suspicion of a perimembranous ventricular septal defect. After the birth, the baby has a normal heart anatomy. This artifact is due to the section being just between the aorta and the pulmonary artery. This is explained in the Pitfalls and Artifacts lecture.