Sonographic assessment of normal fetal palate using three-dimensional imaging: A new technique

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-165

  Faure, J M ^a   Captier, G ^b   Baumler M ^a   Boulot, P ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^b LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

2D 3D sonography; Cleft palate; Fetal palate; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ALVEOLAR BONE; ARTICLE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAXILLA; PALATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PALATE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33847285392     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.3870     Document Type: Article

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