Prospective evaluation of the antenatal incidence and postnatal significance of the fetal echogenic cardiac focus: A case-control study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 175, Issue 4 I, 1996, Pages 1008-1012

  Dildy, G A ^a   Judd, V E ^a   Clark, S L ^a  

^a UTAH VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac tumor; echogenic cardiac focus; Fetal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029993888     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)80043-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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