Evaluation of the twin peak or lambda sign in determining chorionicity in multiple pregnancy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 6-9

  Wood, S L ^a,b   St Onge, R ^a   Connors, G ^a   Elliot, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHORION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETUS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0029887025     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00094-4     Document Type: Article

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