Hypoechogenicity of fetal long bones: A new ultrasound marker for arthrogryposis

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 1219-1222

  Murphy, June C ^a   Neale, Donna ^a   Bromley, Bryann ^b   Benacerraf, Beryl R ^b,c   Copel, Joshua A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Diagnostic Ultrasound Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrogryposis; Bone disease; Fetal; Osteoporosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LONG BONE; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FEMUR; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0036943061     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.492     Document Type: Article

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