Sonographic grading of fetal intracardiac echogenic foci in a population at low risk of aneuploidy

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-38

  Wax, Joseph R ^a   Cartin, Angelina ^a   Pinette, Michael G ^a   Blackstone, Jacquelyn ^a   Michaud, Janet ^a   Byers, Susan ^a   Boutin, Nancy ^a  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Chromosomal abnormalities; Down syndrome; Papillary muscles; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RISK; PREGNANCY; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THORACIC SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; HUMANS; PAPILLARY MUSCLES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0037216596     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.10127     Document Type: Article

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