The effect of image size on nuchal translucency measurement

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 284-286

  Edwards, Andrew ^a   Mulvey, Sheila ^a   Wallace, Euan M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Nuchal translucency; Screening; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MATERNAL AGE; NECK; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0037392059     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.577     Document Type: Article

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