Massive myocardial calcification in second-trimester fetuses: Antenatal detection and causes

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 193-196

  Chan, Y F ^a,b   Sampson, A ^a  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Dorevitch Pathology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal; Calcification; Fetus; Heart; Ultrasound scan

Indexed keywords

LA ANTIBODY; RO ANTIBODY;

ANAMNESIS; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HEART BLOCK; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEART CALCIFICATION; HEART DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MATERNAL SERUM; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOMA; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA;

ADULT; CALCINOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 14544297832     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1812     Document Type: Article

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