Screening for fetal anomalies in the 12th week of pregnancy by transvaginal sonography in an unselected population

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 753-759

  Hernádi, László ^a   Töröcsik, Miklósné ^a  

^a Markhot Teaching Hospital   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Fetal anomalies; First trimester; Sonographic screening; Transvaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS MALFORMATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 1842367873     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199708)17:8<753::AID-PD148>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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