Ultrasound determination of chorionicity and perinatal outcome in twin pregnancies using dividing membrane thickness

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 50-57

  Bracero, Luis A ^a   Byrne, Daniel W ^b  

^a Jack D Weiler Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chorionicity; Membrane thickness; Perinatal outcome; Twin pregnancy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MEMBRANE; PATHOLOGIST; PERINATAL CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RISK; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THICKNESS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CHORION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0037219641     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068958     Document Type: Article

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