Is 3-dimensional volume sonography an effective alternative method to the standard 2-dimensional technique of measuring the nuchal translucency?

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 118-122

  Shipp, Thomas D ^a,b   Bromley, Bryann ^a,c   Benacerraf, Beryl ^a,b  

^a Diagnostic Ultrasound Associates   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

3 dimensional ultrasound; Fetus; Nuchal translucency; Technology assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRONICS; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MULTIPLANAR RECONSTRUCTION; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PILOT STUDY; RELIABILITY; TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THREE DIMENSIONAL VOLUME ECHOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOGRAPHY; VOLUMETRY; Z PLANE;

EMBRYO; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33646271101     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20215     Document Type: Article

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