Sonographic markers of exencephaly below 10 weeks' gestation

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-33

  Machado, R A ^a   Brizot, M L ^a   Carvalho, M H B ^a   Waissman, A L ^a   Bunduki, V ^a   Zugaib, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anencephaly; Exencephaly; First trimester; Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOROID PLEXUS; ECHOGRAPHY; EXENCEPHALY; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ABORTION, EUGENIC; ADULT; ANENCEPHALY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 13244251344     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1077     Document Type: Article

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