First-trimester nuchal translucency: A risk analysis on fetal chromosome abnormality

Radiology

Volumn 200, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 537-540

  Van Vugt, John M G ^a   Van Zalen Sprock, Rieteke M ^a   Kostense, Piet J ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fetus, abnormalities; Fetus, US; Hygroma, cystic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029941608     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.200.2.8685353     Document Type: Article

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