The significance of echogenic areas in the fetal abdomen

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 293-298

  Carroll, S G ^a,b   Maxwell, D J ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; Echogenic bowel; Echogenic liver; Fetal abdomen; Meconium ileus

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; CALCINOSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; HUMAN; PERITONITIS; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

ABDOMEN; CALCINOSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; PERITONITIS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030122588     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.07040293.x     Document Type: Article

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