An isolated intracardiac echogenic focus as a marker for aneuploidy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2021-2026

  Bradley, Kathleen E ^a,b   Santulli, Thomas S ^a   Gregory, Kimberly D ^a   Herbert, William ^a   Carlson, Dru E ^a   Platt, Lawrence D ^a   Rowles, Roger ^b   Rust, Lyman ^b   Learman, Lee ^b   Schwartz, Martin ^b   Boyle, Jodell ^b   Ouzounian, Joseph ^b   Johnson, David ^b  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fetal aneuploidy; Intracardiac echogenic focus; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ANEUPLOIDY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MATERNAL AGE; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 20444455119     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.03.033     Document Type: Conference Paper

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