Second-Trimester Sonography and Trisomy 18

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 233-240

  Bronsteen, Richard ^a   Lee, Wesley ^a   Vettraino, Ivana M ^a   Huang, Raywin ^a   Comstock, Christine H ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Choroid plexus cysts; Prenatal sonography; Trisomy 18

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; GROWTH KINETICS; HEALTH CARE; SONOLUMINESCENCE; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

SONOGRAPHY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ANEUPLOIDY; ARM; BRAIN; CHOROID PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDER; HEART; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRISOMY 18;

EID: 1042278083     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2004.23.2.233     Document Type: Review

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