Frontomaxillary facial angles in screening for trisomy 21 at 14-23 weeks' gestation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 160.e1-160.e5

  Sonek, Jiri ^a,c   Borenstein, Marisa ^b   Downing, Cathy ^c   McKenna, David ^a,c   Neiger, Ran ^a,c   Croom, Christopher ^a,c   Genrich, Toby ^a   Nicolaides, Kypros H ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Fetal Medicine Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

2 dimensional ultrasound; frontomaxillary facial angle; maxilla; second trimester screening; trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE HYPOPLASIA; FETAL BIOPHYSICAL PROFILE; FETUS; FETUS KARYOTYPING; FOREHEAD; FRONTAL BONE; FRONTOMAXILLARY FACIAL ANGLE; GENETIC SCREENING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NASAL BONE; PALATE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRISOMY 21;

EID: 34547600830     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.03.059     Document Type: Article

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