Correlation between prenatal ultrasound and autopsy findings: A study of second-trimester abortions

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 925-933

  Kaasen, A ^a   Tuveng, J ^c   Heiberg, A ^a   Scott, H ^a,b   Haugen, G ^a,b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Ringerike Sykehus   (Norway)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Fetal malformation; Prenatal ultrasound; Termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ABORTION, EUGENIC; AUTOPSY; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33845901230     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.3871     Document Type: Article

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