Isolated echogenic foci in the fetal heart as marker of chromosomal abnormality

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-16

  Huggon, I C ^a   Cook, A C ^a   Simpson, J M ^a   Smeeton, N C ^b   Sharland, G K ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Echogenic foci; Fetus; Heart; Trisomy 21; Ultrasound markers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRISOMY 21;

EID: 0035072654     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2001.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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