Fetal lateral neck cysts: The significance of associated findings

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 507-510

  Sharony, Reuven ^a   Tepper, Ronnie ^a   Fejgin, Moshe ^a  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Fetal neck cyst; Nuchal translucency; Triple test

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS LATERAL NECK CYST; FETUS MALFORMATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CYSTS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; NECK; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 21844478303     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1161     Document Type: Article

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