Role of ultrasound evaluation of nuchal translucency in prenatal diagnosis

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 235-241

  Borruto, F ^a,c   Comparetto, C ^b   Acanfora, L ^b   Bertini, G ^b   Rubaltelli, F F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

human chorionic gonadotropin; Chromosomal abnormalities; Fetal malformations; Nuchal translucency; Pregnancy associated plasma protein A; Screening; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN A;

ARTICLE; BONE DYSPLASIA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENETIC DISORDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; THICKNESS; TRISOMY 21; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; ULTRASOUND;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; NECK; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0036981458     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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