The 'genetic sonogram': Comparison of the index scoring system with the age-adjusted US risk assessment

Radiology

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 775-782

  Winter, Thomas C ^a,d   Uhrich, Stefanie B ^b   Souter, Vivienne L ^c   Nyberg, David A ^c  

^a Division of Ultrasound   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Fetus, abnormalities; Fetus, US

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; TRISOMY 18; TRISOMY 21;

EID: 0034081313     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.215.3.r00ma36775     Document Type: Article

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