Ultrasound screening for anencephaly at 10-14 weeks of gestation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 14-16

  Johnson, S P ^a   Sebire, N J ^a   Snijders, R J M ^a   Tunkel, S ^a   Nicolaides, K H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acrania; Anencephaly; Audit; Ultrasound screening

Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEGENERATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ANENCEPHALY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030993507     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1997.09010014.x     Document Type: Article

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