Geometric morphometric analysis of shape outlines of the normal and abnormal fetal skull using three-dimensional sonographic multiplanar display

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-172

  Rochelson, B ^a   Vohra, N ^a   Krantz, D ^b   Macri, V J ^b  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NTD Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

3D ultrasound; Aneuploidy; Geometric morphometrics

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; BONE DYSPLASIA; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FACE PROFILE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MORPHOMETRICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SKULL MALFORMATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRISOMY 18; TRISOMY 21;

FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL; TRISOMY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33646682593     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2629     Document Type: Article

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