Choroid plexus cysts: Is biochemical testing a valuable adjunct to targeted ultrasonography?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 260-265

  Sullivan, Amy ^a   Giudice, Thomas ^a   Vavelidis, Fotini ^a   Thiagarajah, Siva ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Martha Jefferson Hospital   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Choroid plexus cysts; Triple screen; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CHOROID PLEXUS TUMOR; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS KARYOTYPING; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TRISOMY 18;

EID: 0032823054     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70545-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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