Diagnosis of fetal acrania during the first trimester nuchal translucency screening for Down syndrome

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-144

  Cheng, C C ^a   Lee, F K ^a   Lin, H W ^a   Shih, J C ^b   Tsai, M S ^a  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acrania; Free hCG; Nuchal translucency; PAPP A; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PROTEIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FETAL ACRANIA; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0037309228     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(02)00192-3     Document Type: Article

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