As technology evolves, so should its application: Shortcomings of the "18-week anatomy scan"

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 423-428

  Timor Tritsch, Ilan E ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; SCREENING TEST; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TECHNOLOGY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646044363     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2006.25.4.423     Document Type: Editorial

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