Early screening for fetal cardiac anomalies by transvaginal echocardiography in an unselected population: The role of operator experience

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 614-619

  Rustico, M A ^a   Benettoni, A ^a   D'Ottavio, G ^a   Fischer Tamaro, L ^a   Conoscenti, G C ^a   Meir, Y ^a   Natale, R ^a   Bussani, R ^a   Mandruzzato, G P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early screening; Fetal echocardiography; Nuchal translucency; Operator experience

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS MALFORMATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; OPERATOR; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0034470677     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2000.00291.x     Document Type: Article

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