Isolated echogenic intracardiac foci in patients with low-risk triple screen results: Assessing the risk of Trisomy 21

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 539-542

  Koklanaris, Nikki ^a,b   Roman, Ashley S ^a   Perle, Mary Ann ^a   Monteagudo, Ana ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASIAN; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRISOMY 21;

DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 28844506797     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2005.096     Document Type: Conference Paper

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