Prenatal screening for congenital heart disease with four-chamber and outflow-tract views: A multicenter study

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 779-784

  Ogge G ^a   Gaglioti, P ^a   Maccanti, S ^a   Faggiano, F ^b   Todros, T ^a   Pellegrini, M ^c   Mazzucco, P ^c   Ragno, P ^c   Tiboni, G P ^c   Paoletti, R ^c   Inaudi, P ^c   Guelfi, A ^c   Sacchi, S ^c   D'Aiello, P ^c   Canfora, A ^c   Oddo, S ^c   Tempesta, N ^c   Gullino, E ^c   De Sanso, G ^c   Fuser, M L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c Department of Gynaecology ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Fetal echocardiography; Four chamber view; Outflow tract; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasound screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASOUND;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33751247335     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.3830     Document Type: Article

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