Sonographic Markers of Hemoglobin Bart Disease at Midpregnancy

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-55

  Tongsong, Theera ^a   Wanapirak, Chanane ^a   Sirichotiyakul, Supatra ^a   Chanprapaph, Pharuhas ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cardiothoracic ratio; Hemoglobin Bart disease; Hydrops fetalis; Sonography; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CARDIOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; HEMOGLOBIN;

AMNIOTIC FLUIDS; SONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONICS;

ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARDIOMEGALY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDOCENTESIS; DISEASE MARKER; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS HYDROPS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART THORAX INDEX; HEMOGLOBIN BART DISEASE; HEPATOMEGALY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLACENTA THICKNESS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; UMBILICAL VEIN;

EID: 1642454647     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2004.23.1.49     Document Type: Article

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