The sonographic diagnosis of chorionicity

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 735-739

  Shetty, A ^a   Smith, A P M ^a  

^a ABERDEEN MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chorionicity; Dichorionic; Inter twin membrane; Lambda sign; Membrane thickness; Monochorionic; T sign; Twins; Zygosity

Indexed keywords

CHORION; CHORIONICITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRENATAL DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; TWIN PREGNANCY; ZYGOSITY;

CHORION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 26044478147     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1266     Document Type: Review

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