Femur length and trisomy 21: Impact of gestational age on screening efficiency

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 142-145

  Snijders, R J M ^a,b   Platt, L D ^a   Greene, N ^a   Carlson, D ^a   Krakow, D ^a   Gregory, K ^a   Bradley, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Femur length; Prenatal diagnosis; Trisomy 21; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; BONE GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMUR; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCREENING TEST; TRISOMY; TRISOMY 21; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0034538688     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2000.00198.x     Document Type: Article

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