Placental volume in twin and triplet pregnancies measured by three-dimensional ultrasound at 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks of gestation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 647-651

  Wegrzyn, P ^a   Fabio, C ^a   Peralta, A ^a   Faro, C ^a   Borenstein, M ^a   Nicolaides, K H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D ultrasound; First trimester; Placental volume; Triplet pregnancy; Twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHORION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; TRIPLETS; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33745645431     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2783     Document Type: Article

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