Increased nuchal translucency thickness at 10-14 weeks of gestation as a predictor of severe twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 86-89

  Sebire, N J ^a   D'Ercole, C ^a   Hughes, K ^a   Carvalho, M ^a   Nicolaides, K H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Monochorionic twins; Nuchal translucency; Twin to twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; CHORION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART RATE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CHORION; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; NECK; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030850928     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1997.10020086.x     Document Type: Article

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