Accuracy of routine ultrasonography in screening heart disease prenatally

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 901-906

  Todros, Tullia ^a   Faggiano, Fabrizio ^a   Chiappa, Enrico ^b   Gaglioti, Pietro ^a   Mitola, Barbara ^a   Sciarrone, Andrea ^a   Bosco, M ^c   Regaldo, G ^c   Trompeo, P ^c   Pia, R ^c   Bricchi, G ^c   Mansueto, M G ^c   Cabiati, E ^c   Meriggi, E ^c   Fuser, M L ^c   Monaco, A ^d   Canfora, A ^c   Tiboni, G ^e   Ragno, P ^f   Rosati, S ^c   Mossetti, M ^c   De Sanso, G ^g   Chiapponi, R ^h   D'Addato, F ⁱ   Renzetti, M ^c   Zuccone, G ^c   Bonito, L ^c   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera Materno Infantile OIRM SAnna   (Italy)

^c Depts Gynaecology and Obstetrics   (Italy)

^d Depts Gynaecology and Obstetrics   (Italy)

^e Depts Gynaecology and Obstetrics   (Italy)

^f Depts Gynaecology and Obstetrics   (Italy)

^g Depts Gynaecology and Obstetrics   (Italy)

^h Depts Gynaecology and Obstetrics   (Italy)

ⁱ Depts Gynaecology and Obstetrics   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Fetal echocardiography; Four chamber view; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasound screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ITALY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST;

FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; ITALY; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030763534     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199710)17:10<901::AID-PD171>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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