Fetal sonographic cardiothoracic ratio at midpregnancy as a predictor of Hb Bart disease

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 807-811

  Tongsong, Theera ^a   Wanapirak, Chanane ^a   Sirichotiyakul, Supatra ^a   Piyamongkol, Wirawit ^a   Chanprapaph, Pharuhuas ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cardiothoracic ratio; Hemoglobin Bart disease; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; FETAL MONITORING; HEMOGLOBIN; MEDICAL IMAGING; OBSTETRICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARDIOTHORACIC RATIO; HEMOGLOBIN BART DISEASE;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

HEMOGLOBIN F;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CORDOCENTESIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRENATAL SCREENING;

EID: 0032740462     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1999.18.12.807     Document Type: Article

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