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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
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Left sided CDH with stomach and liver in chest.    
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  T1-weighted image.  
21 weeks
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Sonography of this 21 week fetus demonstrated a left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia with stomach and a portion of the liver in the chest.  
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MRI showed hernia and demonstrated that, in addition to liver and stomach, small intestines are also present in the chest. Postnatal x-ray confirms diagnosis of cdh.
22 weeks
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  T1-weighted image.  
28 weeks
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MR shows left CDH with almost entire left lobe of liver in chest.
31 weeks
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MR shows left CDH with small bowel, kidney, and colon in chest.
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    Postnatal radiograph shows left CDH.
34 weeks
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