Simple approach to prenatal diagnosis of transposition of the great arteries

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 22-25

  Vinals F ^a,f   Ascenzo, R ^d   Poblete, P ^b   Comas, C ^e   Vargas, G ^c   Giuliano, A ^a  

^a Centro AGB Ultrasonografia   (Chile)

^b Clínica Salud Integral   (Chile)

^c Hospital de La Serena   (Chile)

^d Clínica Veterinaria Miraflores   (Peru)

^e Centro Gutenberg   (Spain)

^f Clinica Sanatorio Aleman   (Chile)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Prenatal diagnosis; Screening; STIC; Transposition of the great arteries

Indexed keywords

AORTA ARCH; ASCENDING AORTA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIGITAL IMAGING; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT VESSELS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33746507860     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2821     Document Type: Review

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