Factors influencing the prenatal detection of structural congenital heart diseases

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-25

  Wong, S F ^a,b   Chan, F Y ^a   Cincotta, R B ^a   Lee Tannock, A ^a   Ward, C ^a  

^a MATER MOTHERS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Detection rate; Four chamber view; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RECORD; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TRISOMY;

DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRISOMY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0038823753     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7     Document Type: Article

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