Second trimester choroid plexus cysts and trisomy 18

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-29

  Sahinoglu, Z ^a,b   Uludogan, M ^a   Sayar, C ^a   Turkover, B ^a   Toksoy, G ^a  

^a Zeynep Kamil Maternity Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Muderris Salih Rustu Sok   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Choroid plexus cyst; Trisomy 18; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHOROID PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MALFORMATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRISOMY 18;

EID: 1842424524     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2003.08.016     Document Type: Article

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